This analysis social media, radio, TV and podcast content tracks how what began as a muted reaction on X mushroomed into a movement that got Kimmel suspended.

When Trump mispronounced Azerbaijan as “Aberbaijian” and called Armenia “Albania,” Stewart, a New Jersey resident, corrected himself to conform to Trump’s version. He cued up a clip of a reporter in England who noted Kimmel’s suspension then asked Trump if free speech was more threatened in Great Britain or America.

Over more than two decades in TV, the comedian has gone from a challenger of politically correct discourse to a frequent antagonist of the right.

Despite the apparent illegality of forcing Jimmy Kimmel out of late night, the Trump administration is moving full steam ahead on its media hit list. Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr violated the First Amendment and one of Donald Trump’s executive orders Wednesday when he threatened to revoke the broadcast licenses of the networks still airing the late-night comedian.