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THE DAY AFTER: Kimmel Suspended, Democrats LIVID

2025-09-19 News & Politics
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Political Fallout: Kirk's Assassination vs. Kimmel's Suspension and Media Panic

Analyze why media hysterics over Jimmy Kimmel's brief suspension overshadowed the assassination of a conservative figure, and investigate potential government overreach regarding broadcast regulation.

Short Summary

  • Erica Kirk assumes leadership of Turning Point USA, honoring her late husband's vision of carrying on his work unbowed.
  • Media outlets reacted with extreme panic, framing Kimmel's ratings-driven suspension as an authoritarian assault on free speech.
  • Federal regulators, including the FCC Chairman, entered the conversation, creating dangerous ambiguities regarding government censorship.
  • Evidence links violent left-wing extremist groups, including the Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), to serious crime and coordination.
  • The political conversation risks pivoting from prosecuting violent ideology to government regulating speech it dislikes, a strategy Democrats frequently employed previously.

The discussion focuses on the massive partisan disparity in outrage following Charlie Kirk’s murder compared to Jimmy Kimmel’s network suspension. We track the fallout, including Erica Kirk taking the reins at TPUSA and Speaker Johnson pushing for an honors resolution for Charlie Kirk. Crucially, we examine the role of the FCC Chairman's commentary in potentially encouraging corporate censorship and debate if the government should regulate broadcast content, concluding that deregulation is the safer path.

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After Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension from the airwaves, Democrats go insane; we examine the Soros Open Society Foundation’s alleged links to violent groups; and Democrats embrace a government shutdown strategy. Ep.2284 - - - 1️⃣ Click here to join the member-exclusive portion of my show: https://bit.ly/3WDjgHE 2️⃣ Join millions of people who still believe in truth, courage, and common sense at https://DailyWirePlus.com 3️⃣ Order my new book, Lions and Scavengers: The True Story of America (and Her Critics) right now at https://dailywire.com/ben 👕 Get your Ben Shapiro merch here: https://bit.ly/3TAu2cw Today's Sponsors: Perplexity - Ask anything at https://pplx.ai/benshapiro and try out their new AI-powered web browser Comet at https://comet.perplexity.ai/. ExpressVPN - Go to https://expressvpn.com/ben and find out how you can get 4 months of ExpressVPN free! BAU, Artist of War - BAU, Artist at War, opens only in theaters, for a limited run beginning September 26th. Go to https://BAUmovie.com to watch the trailer, read about Josef’s real-life journey, and find showtimes near you. Oracle - Visit https://oracle.com/shapiro to try OCI for free with zero commitment. ARMRA - Go to https://armra.com/SHAPIRO or enter SHAPIRO at checkout to get 30% off your first subscription order. PrizePicks - Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/BEN and use code BEN and get $50 in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup! PreBorn! - Donate today and help save babies from abortion at https://preborn.com/BEN or dial #250 keyword 'BABY' This video includes information, descriptions, video, and images meant to give important context to viewers. By including this context, the overlaid commentary, criticism, and analysis is able to serve the public's interest in the discussed subject matter. Pairing the appropriate context with the included commentary allows the video to: (i) educate viewers; and (ii) document newsworthy events or other matters of public interest. To the greatest extent possible, the included commentary is intended to: (a) accurately identify the involved parties; (b) describe the subject matter in detail; (c) clearly articulate condemnation and criticism of the subject behavior while including an opposing view; and (d) to discourage viewers from engaging in the subject behavior. #BenShapiro #TheBenShapiroShow #News #Politics #DailyWire

Top Comments (10)

@ericdewaele 2025-09-19

Oh wait. When Rosanne was cancelled for her “freedom of speech” the democrats didn’t complain ?

126 22 replies
@AndrewW-if5mr 2025-09-19

Lets be honest, kimmels show was bleeding money and viewership, they must have been looking for any opportunity to get rid and boy he gave it to them

114 12 replies
@lisa-cp8kx 2025-09-19

Ben you are so smart and intelligent, you stand up for what is right and speak your mind. Turning Point USA you're such a great cause period and Charlie Kirk is so inspirational and I'm so saddened by his death and I'm 62 years old and I subscribe to him watching him debate these young kids and I thought wow this guy is so great and so loving and calm and Collective and so intelligent. He's not only affected the youth but affected all ages of people.. he was a great Patriot

106 1 replies
@jeffsherin9564 2025-09-19

When I lived in Florida there was uproar from Dems over “banning books” from schools. Meanwhile at the same time they were trying to ban children from the school for not wearing three masks. They failed to see the irony.

67 17 replies
@ItsSauIGoodman 2025-09-19

To all those people saying Ben was snaking his way into the spot of CEO of Turning Point. I hope you dont sleep for the next 40 nights.

58 17 replies
@iitsxavier 2025-09-19

We are going to continue telling the truth we will never stop telling the truth

39 1 replies
@EckwulfvonAhorthal 2025-09-19

No unity with evil.

37 1 replies
@JacksonAxe 2025-09-19

It's hard for anyone to be successful when you tell half the population you hate them.

11 3 replies
@bosox2587 2025-09-19

Jimmy Kimmel’s audience is everyone’s grandparents who fell asleep with the tv on.

5 1 replies
@shaundykal3118 2025-09-20

Now I know why my mom didn't let me watch TV as a kid.

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