Posted on 05/02/2026 5:25:09 PM PDT by Libloather
Rattled supporters of Jimmy Kimmel are planning to roll out billboards near his network’s corporate headquarters after President Trump demanded that ABC ax the late-night host over his “hateful” joke aimed at the president and first lady.
Lefty advocacy group MoveOn is targeting Disney and ABC offices in the Los Angeles area with the mobile billboards, urging new Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro to “protect free speech” and “stand firm against FCC Censorship.”
MoveOn said the billboards will “circulate around Disney Headquarters, Disney-ABC Television Group, ABC 7, and Disney’s corporate office in Burbank, CA,” WDWNT reported.
The campaign comes after Trump called on ABC to fire Kimmel after the host referred to First Lady Melania Trump as “an expectant widow,” two days before an attempted assassin opened fire outside the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington, D.C.
The Federal Communications Commission opened an investigation into ABC’s TV licenses after Kimmel’s remarks.
In response, nervous MoveOn officials decided to take to the streets with their defense of Kimmel, who has been openly hostile to the president.
“Don’t cave to government censorship. Keep Jimmy Kimmel on-air!” one of the billboards states, featuring an image of Trump with a black bar over his eyes.
A second shows an image of Kimmel with the message: “Nearly 3 out of 4 Americans believe that the First Amendment should protect private speakers.”
On April 23, Kimmel mocked the White House Correspondents’ Dinner event on his show, giving his own speech that said: “Our first lady, Melania, is here. Look at Melania, so beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow.”
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Good. I love to see LefTards waste their money!
It’s Hollyweird, baby. Any publicity is goo just so long as they spell your name right.
I think he is gay.
We could see to it that 50, or so billboards show the list of all of his sponsors.
Does anybody watch modern broadcast television anymore?....OK...OK....there are a few good shows, but does anybody think a TV show hosts opinions are worth any more than the neighborhood drunk at a bar?
To a woman. 🤣
Government censorship isn’t the issue public outrage over Jimmy Kimmel remarks is the issue.
ABC has no shame what they air.
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