The Catalyst: Kimmel’s Controversial Comments

Jimmy Kimmel sparked outrage earlier this week for his remarks on the Republicans and Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated at the age of 31 on September 10. During his Monday night monologue, Kimmel said in part: “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.”

The comments immediately drew fierce criticism from conservative commentators and politicians, who accused Kimmel of making unfounded claims about the shooter’s political motivations while the investigation was still ongoing. The backlash intensified when Federal Communications Commission