Seth Meyers does not back down.
The NBC host Late at night He said that he “will continue to make our show as we have always done with enthusiasm and integrity”. Admittedly, he ended this joke with a fart sound.
Meyers paid tribute to Jimmy Kimmel after ABC fired his air show. “It is a privilege and an honor to call Jimmy Kimmel my friend, in the same way that it is a privilege and an honor to make this show every evening. I wake up every day and I count my blessings that I live in a country that at least claims to value freedom of expression. ”
The actor spent the majority of tonight A more in -depth look talk about freedom of expression.
He said that this week’s move, which was celebrated by President Trump and his supporters, is a “pivotal moment in our democracy”. “We must all defend the principles of freedom of expression. There is a reason why freedom of expression is in the very first amendment. It is above all the others,” he added.
After making fun of Trump’s visit to the United Kingdom, Meyers showed a certain number of clips from the president claiming to enhance freedom of expression and “bring it back”.
“Trump promised to end the government’s censorship and bring freedom of expression and he does the opposite and that has worried experts that we quickly devote to oppressive autocracy in the style of Russia or Hungary, much faster than anyone who could have foreseen.” He said.
Meyers opened the segment with a gag.
“I just want to say before starting here, that I have always admired and respected Mr. Trump. I always believed that he was a visionary, an innovator, a great president and a better golfer. If you’ve ever seen me say something negative about it, it’s just AI, I told myself that there are clips of me on the internet.
Meyer’s comments came 24 hours after ABC indefinitely preemptioned Jimmy Kimmel Live! After a fury around Kimmel’s comments on Charlie Kirk’s killer.
Monday, Kimmel said: “We hit new stockings during the weekend with the Gang Maga trying desperately to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as something other than one of them and with everything they can to score political points.”
The president of the FCC, Brendan Carr, then called the comments of Kimmel “some of the most sick behaviors possible”.
This was quickly followed by the local Nexstar station saying that it “would preempt Jimmy Kimmel Live! In the foreseeable future “because he” strongly opposes recent comments made by Mr. Kimmel concerning the murder of Charlie Kirk “.
A few moments later, Disney made its own decision to suspend the show.
Meyers and Kimmel are close, having become friends over the years and in particular thanks to the launch of Force Force five Podcast with Stephen Colbert and John Oliver during the writers’ strike.
Meyers was invited Jimmy Kimmel Live! in May.
