An emotional Kimmel returns to ABC, assails Trump's 'un-American' attacks on free speech

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : " "Let's see how we do," Trump continued.
56% : " About an hour before the broadcast, Trump weighed in on ABC's restoration of the show for the first time, commenting on Truth Social that "the White House was told by ABC that his Show was cancelled!" Trump once again used his political platform to threaten ABC, saying of Kimmel, "He is yet another arm of the DNC and, to the best of my knowledge, that would be a major Illegal Campaign Contribution.
49% : "It was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man," Kimmel said.
41% : "Nor was it my intention to blame any specific group for the actions of what was obviously a deeply disturbed individual.
32% : Kimmel also claimed that Trump loyalists were "doing everything they can to score political points" from the assassination.
31% : He shared a clip of Trump on Air Force One last week, attacking Kimmel for having "no ratings.
30% : "Maybe most of all," he said, "I want to thank the people who don't support my show and what I believe, but support my right to share those beliefs anyway." He named conservative media and political figures like Ben Shapiro, Clay Travis, Candace Owens, Sens. Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul, and "even my old pal Ted Cruz," alluding to Kimmel's ruthless mockery of Sen. Cruz in the past.
23% : " Disney agreed to pay Trump about $16 million last December to settle a defamation lawsuit that he had lodged against ABC.
19% : " Noting that Trump has openly rooted for Kimmel's cancellation -- and thereby the loss of work for his staffers -- the comedian said, "Our leader celebrates Americans losing their livelihoods because he can't take a joke." Then Kimmel noted that Trump has also called for NBC to fire "Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon.
10% : " Kimmel predicted that ABC and its parent company Disney would come under further scrutiny from the Trump administration for reinstating his show, days after Trump wrongly said Kimmel had been "fired.

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