Why couldn't it have been Stephen Colbert? - Daily Trojan

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : (Pete Souza / PICRYL) Who would have thought that there would be a time when Jimmy Kimmel -- one of the most Wonderbread, inoffensive (depending on who you ask and how far back you're looking) presences in Hollywood -- would be the face of the anti-censorship movement in the mid-2020s?
43% : " Despite being hilariously hyperbolic, this statement is terrifying when, considering the only true threat to ABC's ratings comes from Trump as opposed to outcries from working-class, American citizens, the jeopardy ABC did face would only be from Trump himself.
32% : Apparently, Disney couldn't bear to lose their pocket money, and Tuesday night, Kimmel returned to his show to deliver an almost 20-minute monologue complete with more remorse and guilt than Trump has yet shown about Kirk's death.
30% : Trump may be stupid, but he's not an idiot.
30% : "The word is, and it's a strong word at that, Jimmy Kimmel is NEXT to go in the untalented late-night sweepstakes and, shortly thereafter, Fallon will be gone," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post July 22.
28% : after the host joked about Trump and other prolific conservatives' public reactions to the assassination of far-right political commentator and podcaster Charlie Kirk.
22% : " Kimmel also took some direct hits at Trump, pointing out the president's lack of visible remorse at Kirk's death before criticizing Trump's followers for attempting to capitalize on the assassination in the hopes of galvanizing fellow conservatives during a monologue on Sept. 16.
21% : Jimmy Kimmel experienced a brief suspension following comments from the host criticizing President Trump and his supporters.
21% : However, this wasn't the end: Trump poked the bellies of several celebrities with devoted fanbases of young, liberal women -- the worst thing anyone can do when policing opinions.
13% : On Truth Social, Trump accused Kimmel of scheming on behalf of the Democratic Party and asked ABC why it would put itself in "jeopardy by playing 99% positive Democrat GARBAGE.

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