“It is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive. ABC said Kimmel’s show would be preempted “indefinitely” on Wednesday but did not offer any explanation for why it made that decision. Nexstar and Sinclair, however, explicitly said they took issue with Kimmel’s comments about the response to Mr Kirk’s killing. “Disney and ABC caving and allowing (Kimmel) back on the air is not surprising, but it’s their mistake to make,” he wrote. Mr Trump has made no secret of his disdain for Hollywood’s elite, particularly left-leaning comedians who make him the butt of their jokes.