Kimmel shared a photo of himself and Norman Lear, the television producer who was best known for his progressive activism. The late-night host captioned the photo, which features his arm around Lear, "Missing this guy today." Congress members responded sharply after ABC suspended “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” following host Jimmy Kimmel’s comments on Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Lear said his work put him on Nixon's "enemies list" as the former president was angry about Lear "glorifying" homosexuality on TV, according to Smithsonian Magazine. In a 2016 interview with "Democracy Now!," Lear compared Nixon's rant about his show in the leaked Nixon Tapes to being "Trumpish."