CNN Host Insists Jimmy Kimmel Never Said Charlie Kirk’s Assassin Was MAGA

“CNN News Central” host Boris Sanchez appeared to assert Thursday that late-night talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel did not claim that the alleged assassin of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was a supporter of President Donald Trump.

ABC suspended Kimmel on Wednesday after broadcast station ownership groups Nexstar and Sinclair Broadcasting announced they would not air “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in the wake of comments Kimmel made on Monday about the Sept. 10 assassination of Kirk. Sanchez told viewers Kimmel was trying to make a point when he made the comments.

“Kimmel appeared to be making a point about alleged finger-pointing by the right wing toward the left in the wake of Kirk’s assassination,” Sanchez claimed. “What he said did not appear to suggest that the suspect was a MAGA shooter.”

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“Also important to note, ABC did not take action until days after this aired,” Sanchez continued. “In fact, it came shortly after the FCC chair threatened to pull ABC’s broadcast licenses. Also, after the two largest station groups, Nexstar and Sinclair, said they would preempt Kimmel’s show from their ABC stations. That’s the same Nexstar that’s currently trying to buy Tegna, another media company, a deal in which Nexstar would have to seek approval from the Trump Administration.”