Fox News host Greg Gutfeld weighed in after Democrats and media personalities reacted to ABC’s decision to oust late night comedy host Jimmy Kimmel, saying that many of them were more concerned about that than they were about the public assassination a week earlier of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.
Gutfeld made the observation on Thursday’s broadcast of panel discussion show “The Five,” where he argued that the left was trying — unsuccessfully — to turn Kimmel into the same level of “victim” as Kirk.
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🚨 Greg Gutfeld just had the PERFECT take on Jimmy Kimmel being suspended
“Even in DEATH, Charlie keeps winning debates.” 🔥
“The media is trying to make Jimmy Kimmel into their Charlie Kirk, as if getting fired is the same as getting fired upon. THAT’S what disgusts me.”
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— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) September 18, 2025
“The media is trying to make Jimmy Kimmel into their Charlie Kirk, as if getting fired is the same as getting fired upon. THAT’S what disgusts me,” Gutfeld said.
He went on to argue that unlike Kirk, Kimmel could still go home to see his kids every day: “You can’t turn Kimmel into Kirk.”
He concluded by referring to most media personalities — himself included — as “indoor cats” who would never engage in public debates with people they disagreed with in front of thousands of people the way Kirk had. “Even in death, Charlie is still winning debates.”
Gutfeld made a similar comment in an X post earlier in the day, saying, “i have friends who will be performing in front of live audiences that number in the thousands. they aren’t worried about being fired; they’re worried now, about being fired upon. CNN hacks cannot grasp that because they’ve never had to worry about such threats, or an audience.”
i have friends who will be performing in front of live audiences that number in the thousands. they aren’t worried about being fired; they’re worried now, about being fired upon. CNN hacks cannot grasp that because they’ve never had to worry about such threats, or an audience.
— GregGutfeld (@greggutfeld) September 18, 2025
