after the late-night host’s remarks about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk drew heavy criticism from Republicans and federal regulators. “We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterise this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them,” he said. “@jimmykimmel is explicitly stating that MAGA killed Charlie Kirk and is victim blaming the assassination on Charlie’s movement,” said right-wing commentator Benny Johnson on social media. Arizona Republic columnist Bill Goodykoontz noted that Kimmel did not explicitly claim the shooter was a Trump supporter. A video of his remarks remains available on his official YouTube channel.