Freedom of expression
Trump criticizes comeback from Kimmel’s late night show
The news that the late night show is taken out of the program indefinitely caused a lot of criticism. Trump saw it differently – and now reacts to the comeback.
US President Donald Trump criticized the comeback of the moderator Jimmy Kimmel at the US television station ABC-and at the same time threatened with a possible legal approach against the station. He couldn’t believe that ABC Kimmel returned his job, he wrote Truth Social on his platform.
Trump claimed that Kimmel was a henchman of the Democrats, and he spoke of an “illegal campaign contribution” without precisely explaining or evidence of his allegations. “I think we will put ABC to the test in this regard,” he continued. The last time he went against the broadcaster, he paid him several million dollars. This time it sounds even more lucrative.
Several lawsuits against US stations
Trump repeatedly exerts pressure on the media and has already made several lawsuits against the US broadcaster, including ABC. The legal dispute was enclosed with a comparison in millions.
The US President had celebrated the interimness of the late night show in Kimmel because of its statements about the fatal attack on the right activist Charlie Kirk. In the United States, she had fueled a debate about freedom of expression and press. Critics fear that the government will restrict it bit by bit and see a further evidence of this in the Kimmel case.
This Tuesday (local time) Kimmel is now returning to US television-although not all TV channels cooperating with ABC will radiate his late night show.
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Source: Stern
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