Barack Obama Blasts Jimmy Kimmel Suspension, Bemoans Trump Team’s “Cancel Culture”

Barack Obama has spoken up and out about the sensational suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live from the airwaves.

As reported, ABC confirmed that the long-running talk show has been benched “indefinitely” after a seismic fallout with key figures in the FCC and distributor Nexstar over comments Kimmel made about Charlie Kirk‘s assassination during a monologue. Both entities condemned the host for branding suspect Tyler Robinson as a “MAGA” advocate.

With widespread shock at the move, Obama has weighed in – and he is far from impressed.

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Taking to X, the former President of the United States wrote:

“After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.”

He added:

“This is precisely the kind of government coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent — and media companies need to start standing up rather than capitulating to it.”

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