THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent Trump Just Accidentally Wrecked Fox’s Dumb New Lie about Jimmy Kimmel
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Sep 25, 2025 
Mona Charen, a conservative columnist from The Bulwark, joins to dissect Trump’s escalating threats against Jimmy Kimmel and implications for free speech. They discuss how Trump’s rhetoric reveals authoritarian tendencies and inadvertently exposes lies pushed by Fox News regarding Kimmel’s return. Charen highlights the cultural backlash that fought back, illustrating a resilient civil society. Together, they navigate the dangers of appeasement and the hope for successful resistance against authoritarian pressures.
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Kimmel's Return Centers Free Speech
- Jimmy Kimmel framed his return as defending free speech, not himself, highlighting civic stakes.
- Mona Charen praised Kimmel's message that the country must protect speech without fear of government retribution.
Threat Exposes Authoritarian Intent
- Trump's Truth Social threat showed he intends government pressure to silence critics.
- Mona Charen compared that behavior to dictators who remove satire and punish creators.
Reinstatement Doesn't Erase Pressure
- Fox and MAGA argue Kimmel's reinstatement disproves government pressure, but that ignores explicit threats.
- Mona Charen and Greg Sargent point to public, ham-handed coercion as evidence it happened.