Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, was taken off the air "indefinitely" Wednesday following remarks he made on Monday night about the shooting death of Charlie Kirk. During Monday's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the host spoke about Kirk, who was shot and killed last week while speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah."We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from it. In between the finger-pointing, there was grieving," Kimmel said in his monologue Monday."On Friday, the White House flew the flags at half staff, which got some criticism, but on a human level, you can see how hard the president is taking this." Story continues below advertisement Kimmel, 57, then cut to a clip, showing U.S. President Donald Trump taking questions from reporters after the shooting. One of the reporters offered their condolences for the death of Trump's "friend" Kirk.
When Trump was asked how he was holding up, he said, "I think very good, and by the way, right there where you see all the trucks, they just started construction of the new ballroom for the White House."Trump went on to discuss the plans for the White House ballroom and said the results will "be a beauty." More on Entertainment More videos ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel's show indefinitely over Charlie Kirk death monologue Decomposed body found in singer D4vd's impounded Tesla IDed as missing teen Ryan Reynolds helps rename Cobourg, Ont., arena in honour of Grace Bowen Robert Munsch, Canadian children's author, says he's been approved for MAID ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel's show indefinitely over Charlie Kirk death monologue Justin Bieber, Hailey Bieber spotted in Ontario: Where Canadians might bump into them TMS meets The Morning Show: Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon meet their Canadian counterparts How did Taylor Swift manage to dodge the NFL spotlight? When the camera cut back to Kimmel, he said, "Yes, he's at the fourth stage of grief: construction.""Demolition, construction. This is not how an adult grieves the murder of someone he called a friend," Kimmel said. "This is how a four-year-old mourns a goldfish, OK?"Kimmel claimed that Trump's comments "didn't just happen once" and shared a clip from Trump's appearance on Fox & Friends from Sept. 12, when he spoke about what he was doing when he first heard of Kirk's death."When I heard it, I was in the midst of, you know, building a great - for 150 years they've wanted a ballroom at the White House, right? They don't have a ballroom. They have to use tents on the lawn for President Xi when he comes over. If it rains, it's a wipeout," Trump said during his appearance. Story continues below advertisement 2:01 Charlie Kirk shooting suspect charged with aggravated murder, prosecutors to seek death penalty Charlie Kirk shooting suspect charged with aggravated murder, prosecutors to seek death penalty Charlie Kirk shooting: Tyler Robinson charged with aggravated murder 'Too much evil' in Charlie Kirk: Tyler Robinson told his parents Charlie Kirk shooting: Tyler Robinson charged with aggravated murder, Utah seeking death penalty Previous Video Next Video Trump said he was with the architects planning the design for the ballroom when someone told him Kirk was dead. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. "And then we installed the most beautiful chandelier," Kimmel told his audience. "Sconces you wouldn't believe."There's something wrong with him, there really is. Who thinks like that? Why are we building a $200-million ballroom in the White House? Is it possible he's doing it intentionally so we can be mad about that instead of the Epstein list? By the time he's out of office, the White House will have slot machines and a water slide."ABC, which has aired Kimmel's late-night show since 2003, moved swiftly after Nexstar Communications Group said it would pull the show starting Wednesday following Kimmel's comments.
Kimmel's comments about Kirk's death "are offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse," said Andrew Alford, president of Nexstar's broadcasting division. Nexstar operates 23 ABC affiliates. Story continues below advertisement Earlier in the day, Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr called Kimmel's comments "truly sick" and said his agency has a strong case for holding Kimmel, ABC and network parent Walt Disney Co. accountable for spreading misinformation."This is a very, very serious issue right now for Disney," Carr said on The Benny Show, a podcast hosted by Benny Johnson. "We can do this