Texas Representative Jasmine Crockett is accusing conservatives of hypocrisy after ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! over remarks the late-night host made about MAGA’s reaction to the killing of Charlie Kirk.
In a pointed post on X, Crockett argued that MAGA supporters were quick to demand Kimmel’s ouster while showing little outrage when a Fox News anchor suggested executing homeless people or when multiple unhoused people were gunned down in Minneapolis.
The Kimmel controversy
Kimmel hurts MAGA’S feelings by holding a mirror up & so the first amendment is out the window and his show is pulled… who is going to tell them that, that is the definition of being a snowflake… as well as supporting anti-democratic ideals? (Not patriotic at all)
— Jasmine Crockett (@JasmineForUS) September 17, 2025
Now is…
Kimmel was indefinitely suspended after his September 15 monologue in which he criticized right-wing figures for attempting to distance themselves from the suspect accused of assassinating Kirk while simultaneously exploiting the tragedy for political purposes.
Kimmel said, “The MAGA gang [is] desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from it.”
The comments drew backlash from ABC affiliates, particularly those owned by Nexstar, which called them offensive and refused to air the program. Disney, ABC’s parent company, announced shortly afterward that the show would be pulled from the schedule for the foreseeable future.
Crockett seized on the suspension as evidence of a double standard. She wrote that Kimmel had merely held up “a mirror” to MAGA and was punished for it, calling the reaction “the definition of being a snowflake” and accusing those demanding his cancellation of embracing “anti-democratic ideals.”
Kilmeade’s comments
Jimmy Kimmel basically just lost his job for saying Charlie Kirk’s killer was MAGA.
— CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) September 18, 2025
Just a few days ago, here’s Brian Kilmeade of Fox News saying homeless people should be killed:
He still has his job:
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She then contrasted the swift response to Kimmel with the muted reaction to what she described as far more dangerous rhetoric and real-world violence. Her post highlighted the recent controversy surrounding Fox News anchor Brian Kilmeade, who, during a segment about a homeless man charged in a stabbing death in Charlotte, suggested that mentally ill homeless individuals should receive “involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill ’em.”
The remark prompted public backlash, and Kilmeade later issued an apology, calling his words “extremely callous” and stressing that many people struggling with homelessness deserve compassion and support.
The Minneapolis homeless shootings
Just days after a Fox News host called for euthanizing homeless people there's been a mass shooting at a homeless encampment in Minneapolis pic.twitter.com/zpU0bCIMAs
—_ Imposter_
Still, Crockett pointed to a series of mass shootings in Minneapolis homeless encampments that left more than a dozen people injured in mid-September. One attack at a private encampment on East Lake Street left eight wounded, including two who were shot in the head while lying in separate tents.
Another encampment across the city was also targeted, bringing the night’s toll to at least thirteen victims. Police say the shootings involved multiple guns and may be connected to drug activity, though the full motive remains unclear.
City officials and the property owner where one of the encampments is located have been locked in a legal dispute over the safety and legality of the site.
By contrasting Kimmel’s suspension with Kilmeade’s comments and the subsequent violence against the unhoused, Crockett argued that conservative outrage is highly selective. In her words, “you only value certain lives and certain speech.” She suggested that those who pressured ABC to silence Kimmel for offending MAGA sensibilities show far less concern when rhetoric against marginalized groups fuels real-world harm.
