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'Don't be weak here': Targets of new MAGA war on Kimmel urged to stand up to the mob

Reviewing comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s triumphant return to his show late Tuesday night after ABC/Disney bowed to pressure, branding expert Donnie Deutsch told an MSNBC panel that the war being waged by Donald Trump’s fans is far from over.

The popular late-night comedian was pulled from the air last week after being accused of making disparaging remarks about murdered far-right commentator Charlie Kirk, which led FCC chair Brendan Carr to threaten the network.

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'He was ranting and raving': Ex-Trump operative blows up president's new 'sleight of hand'

Donald Trump is pushing "theatrics" on war, but behind the scenes he's ranting about late night TV hosts, according to an ex-operative of the president.

Soviet-born Lev Parnas, who worked closely with Rudy Giuliani during Trump's first administration, was purportedly sent to Ukraine to help Trump and Giuliani make contacts there for the purposes of digging up negative info on Hunter Biden. Parnas was later convicted of campaign finance violations, and today reports on Trump from outside the administration.

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Trump's 'unpredictable machinations' have put Senate Republicans in a bind: report

As Democrats and Republicans point fingers at each other over a possible government shutdown, one key Republican is creating the biggest roadblock to successful negotiations, according to an analysis.

That key Republican would be Donald Trump.

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'Sabotage?' Fox News declares 'set up' as Secret Service investigates UN escalator glitch

"Fox & Friends" hosts agreed the U.S. Secret Service should investigate an apparent escalator malfunction that forced President Donald Trump and his wife Melania to walk upstairs to his widely criticized United Nations speech.

Trump complained about the escalator and a glitchy teleprompter, among many other topics, during his admittedly "braggadocious," 55-minute harangue, and Fox News broadcaster Ainsley Earhardt said she'd heard from viewers and acquaintances who said the malfunctions had overshadowed a speech that drew condemnation from veteran diplomats.

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WSJ names names while accusing RFK Jr. of 'carrying water for his friends' for profit

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was called out by the editors of the Wall Street Journal opinion page for declaring war on Tylenol as a putative cause of autism cases, claiming he is doing it in the service of pals who will profit from the accusations.

In an editorial late Tuesday, the editors acknowledged that more research needs to be done into autism, but claimed that Kennedy is taking his department down the wrong path. And they questioned his motives.

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'Nobody understands': Trump biographer reveals president's 'personal' connection to target

President Donald Trump has a personal connection to one of the latest issues his administration is attempting to tackle, according to one of the president's biographers.

Michael Wolff, who has written four books about Trump, said during a new episode of the podcast "Inside Trump's Head" on Tuesday that Trump has a "personal" connection to autism, a condition that has become a hot-button issue for the administration. His comments come at a time when the scientific community is pushing back on claims made in a recently published White House report linking autism to Tylenol use during pregnancy.

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'Sounds like threats to me': Jimmy Kimmel bashes FCC chair in new skit with Robert De Niro

Late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel bashed FCC chair Brendan Carr in a skit on a new episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Tuesday.

"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" returned to the airwaves on Tuesday after it was suspended "indefinitely" last week by Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcast Group. The companies said Kimmel made "insensitive" comments about the person who killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah university on September 10. Nexstar and Sinclair both continued preempting the airing of Kimmel's show on Tuesday, a move that impacted about 70 local ABC affiliates nationwide.

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Jimmy Kimmel jabs Trump in return to TV: 'That backfired bigly!'

Late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel jabbed President Donald Trump's administration for its pressure campaign to remove his show from TV in a new episode that aired Tuesday night.

"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" was suspended "indefinitely" last week by Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcast Group after Kimmel made comments about the killer of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk that the companies thought were insensitive. Nexstar and Sinclair both continued preempting the airing of Kimmel's show on Tuesday, a move that impacted about 70 local ABC affiliates nationwide.

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'Just take the L': Observers bash Trump for late-night threat of Kimmel's network

Observers bashed President Donald Trump late Tuesday night after the president threatened ABC over its reinstatement of Jimmy Kimmel.

"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" returned to some local ABC airwaves on Tuesday night following an "indefinite" suspension handed down last week by Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcast Group. The two Trump-aligned companies suspended Kimmel's show after the comedian made comments about the killer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk that were deemed "insensitive."

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'I think we’re going to test ABC out': Trump issues grave threat ahead of Kimmel return

President Donald Trump issued a grave threat against ABC ahead of late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel's return from his "indefinite" suspension that was handed out last week.

In a new Truth Social post on Tuesday night, Trump said he "can’t believe ABC Fake News gave Jimmy Kimmel his job back."

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'Equal opportunity for jokes?': CNN host skewers GOP analyst over Kimmel suspension

CNN host Abby Phillip skewered one of her Republican panelists on Tuesday night over late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel's return from his "indefinite" suspension.

Brad Todd, a Republican strategist, appeared on Tuesday's broadcast of "NewsNight with Abby Phillip, and argued that what's happening to Kimmel is similar to how conservatives felt under the Biden administration. Todd argued that Biden censored conservative content about the pandemic and vaccines.

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CNN panel warns Trump's latest move should be a 'wake-up call' for everyday Americans

CNN panelists on Tuesday warned that President Donald Trump's efforts to get late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel cancelled should be a "wake-up call" for everyday Americans.

CNN media analyst Brian Stelter and Bill Carter, a former media reporter for The New York Times, discussed the Trump administration's efforts to remove Kimmel from the airwaves on "The Source with Kaitlan Collins" on Tuesday night. Their comments come at a time when Kimmel will tape his first show since receiving an "indefinite" suspension from Nexstar Media Group and local ABC affiliates last week.

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'Lying political hacks': MAGA TV host rages at Democratic critics of slain Charlie Kirk

A prominent MAGA media personality slammed Democrats on Tuesday for the way some have criticized the slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Eric Bolling, a former Fox News host, talked about criticisms of Kirk during a new episode of his eponymous show on Tuesday. His comments come at a time when lawmakers have been debating a resolution to honor the late Kirk with a statue in the Capitol.

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