**Charlie Kirk Called Out Jimmy Kimmel Nearly Eight Years Before His Assassination: Late-Night Host Suspended Over False Claims**
*Published: September 18, 2025, 5:06 p.m. ET*
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Almost eight years before Charlie Kirk’s brutal assassination at the age of 31, the late conservative firebrand took to Twitter to call out ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel for what he deemed a lack of humor, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
The resurfaced tweet from 2017 has gained new attention after Kimmel was suspended “indefinitely” for making false statements in his monologue. During the episode, Kimmel claimed that “Kirk’s killer, Tyler Robinson, was part of the MAGA movement,” a claim now widely discredited.
### Ahead of His Time
Following ABC and its parent company Disney’s announcement of Kimmel’s suspension on Wednesday, September 17, a tweet Kirk wrote on October 5, 2017, began circulating again. The concise message read:
> “Jimmy Kimmel isn’t funny.”
At that time, President Donald Trump was nine months into his first term, and Kimmel had already begun targeting the Commander-in-Chief during his opening monologues. It remains unclear whether a specific remark prompted Kirk’s blunt observation.
That night, Kimmel’s guests were left-wing actor Jeff Bridges and fellow liberal actress Isla Fisher.
### “He Chose to Mock Us”
Fans of Kirk flooded the comments section of the years-old post after it resurfaced, highlighting that it was a false statement about the conservative youth organizer that led to Kimmel’s removal from the airwaves.
One user on X commented, “Not funny or honest. Or employed,” while another cheered, “Kirk has defeated the menace known as Jimmy Kimmel.” A third wrote, “Charlie was the one to finally get it done.”
Another fan reflected on Kirk’s original “not funny” comment, saying, “No, Charlie. He wasn’t. He chose to mock us as we grieve you.”
### Kimmel’s Controversial Remarks
On Monday, September 15, during his opening monologue, Kimmel stated:
> “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.”
This statement sparked significant backlash. Two major local TV station ownership groups announced on Wednesday that they would be pulling Kimmel’s show from their ABC affiliates.
“Nexstar strongly objects to recent comments made by Kimmel concerning the killing of Charlie Kirk and will replace the show with other programming in its ABC-affiliated markets,” Nexstar Media Group said in a statement. The company operates 23 ABC affiliates.
Similarly, Sinclair Broadcast Group issued a statement:
> “Due to problematic comments regarding the murder of Charlie Kirk in programming provided to broadcast stations by ABC, Sinclair and its partners, which operate ABC stations in 30 markets in the U.S., will stop airing Jimmy Kimmel’s show until further notice.”
Sinclair also called on the Emmy-winning host to issue a direct apology to the Kirk family and make a meaningful personal donation to both the Kirk Family and Turning Point USA.
Shortly afterward, ABC and Disney confirmed that *Jimmy Kimmel Live!* was being pulled off the air “indefinitely.”
### FCC Responds
Sinclair’s Vice Chairman, Jason Smith, expressed strong condemnation of Kimmel’s remarks:
> “Mr. Kimmel’s remarks were inappropriate and deeply insensitive at a critical moment for our country. We believe broadcasters have a responsibility to educate and elevate respectful, constructive dialogue in our communities.”
In addition, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr appeared on a podcast hours earlier, describing Kimmel’s comments as “the sickest conduct possible,” and noted that:
> “The FCC could make a strong argument that this is sort of an intentional effort to mislead the American people about a very core fundamental fact.”
### Clearing Up the Facts
Two days prior to Kimmel’s claim linking Tyler Robinson, 22, to the MAGA movement, multiple reports had already established that Robinson leaned heavily toward the opposite end of the political spectrum.
On September 13, Utah Governor Spencer Cox told *The Wall Street Journal* that Robinson was “deeply indoctrinated with leftist ideology.”
Over the same weekend, numerous outlets covered Robinson’s relationship with his partner and roommate, Lance Twiggs, who was transitioning to become a woman and had been cooperating fully with authorities.
Robinson allegedly shot Kirk in the neck with a long-range
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