Conan O'Brien writes that the suspension of Kimmel and the Trump administration's ambition to silence other talk show hosts should worry everyone "to the right, left and center".
Other program leaders in the talk show genre have expressed their support for Kimmel. Jimmy Fallon talked about ABC's decision at the beginning of yesterday's "The Tonight Show".
I'm going to be honest, I do not understand what's going on. Nobody does. But I know that Jimmy Kimmel is a funny, kind and honest guy and I hope he comes back, he said among other things.
Stephen Colbert and David Letterman have also expressed frustration over the situation.
Stephen Colbert called President Donald Trump a "dictator" in his talk show on CBS and the retired Letterman called the decision "ridiculous".
Jon Stewart, on his part, made a long satirical opening monologue with the premise that he himself absolutely does not intend to say anything that can annoy the president or his administration and called Trump "our great leader" among other things.
It was on Wednesday evening local time that Disney-owned ABC announced that the program "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" would be stopped. Trump wrote on social media that it was "good news for the USA".
