Jon Stewart Addresses Jimmy Kimmel Return, Trump's 'Power Grabs'

Jon Stewart Addresses Jimmy Kimmel Return, Trump’s ‘Power Grabs’

The Daily Show‘s Jon Stewart addressed ABC’s reinstatement of Jimmy Kimmel‘s late-night show, set to return tomorrow, and issued a stern warning to those who would continue to back president Donald Trump throughout his continued “authoritarian power grabs.” First tackling Kimmel’s forthcoming reprisal following his abrupt and indefinite preemption by the Disney broadcasting network, which…

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Late-Night Hosts Sound Alarm After Kimmel Suspension: 'Censorship'

Late-Night Hosts Sound Alarm After Kimmel Suspension: ‘Censorship’

As ABC’s indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! continues, Kimmel’s fellow late-night hosts took to their own monologues to mock the Trump administration on Thursday evening. Stephen Colbert slammed the network’s decision amid pressure from the government, calling Kimmel’s suspension “blatant censorship.” “It always starts small,” he said, referring to Trump’s orders to rename the…

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‘The Daily Show’: Trump Is Constructing His Administration Like ‘That Billionaire Built the Titanic Submarine’

Pete Hegseth might feel confident that his nomination as defense secretary hasn’t been jeopardized, but others aren’t so sure. As “The Daily Show” comedian Ronny Chieng put it on Wednesday, reports that a growing number of senators are unwilling to support Hegseth’s nomination is an indication that Donald Trump is constructing his administration “the same…

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