On Sept. 17, popular television host and comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s ABC late-night program, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, was suspended from ABC after Nexstar and Sinclair had announced that his show would be removed from their stations. Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcast Group are two of the biggest affiliates with ABC, giving them quite a bit of power over what shows are allowed on the air and which ones are not. This fiasco was sparked when Kimmel made a joke following the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Kimmel commented, “Many in MAGA land are working very hard to capitalize on the murder of Charlie Kirk.” Kimmel’s late-night show had been suspended indefinitely; however, after 6 days, ABC decided to lift the suspension and allow Kimmel back on the air, bringing Jimmy Kimmel Live! back to ABC. After his return, Kimmel clarified that he had not intended to make light of Kirk’s assassination and understood how his remark may have come off in a mocking way. However, for a while after ABC had officially removed the suspension on Kimmel’s late-night show, both Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcasting Group decided to keep it off the air. This attracted the attention of U.S. senators, who have stated that they wish to investigate the relationship between these ABC affiliates and President Donald Trump’s current administration. I believe that the United States government should not be able to push someone to be removed from television because of their political views or political statements. This could lead to heavy censorship of political speakers, which directly clashes with the First Amendment. Even with these stations still refusing to air Kimmel’s late-night show, by Wednesday evening, ABC reported that over 26 million people had watched Kimmel’s return on television or through social media. It was and still is a very controversial suspension, as the First Amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees freedom of speech and freedom of the press. This suspension clashes with the First Amendment, as Kimmel should be allowed to say whatever he wishes without resistance from the United States Government. In the end, Kimmel thanked everyone for their support after he had been allowed back on air and said, “I also want to thank all of you — I do — who supported our show, cared enough to do something about it, to make your voices heard so that mine could be heard. I will never forget it.”