Kimmel ist zurück. Aber die Amerikaner müssen für alle zum Schweigen gebracht durch die Kultur der Trump-Ära stehen.

**From Maya Wiley, president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights:** 

On Tuesday, Jimmy Kimmel returned to the air six days after ABC pre-empted his late-night show over comments he made in the wake of the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The comedian’s return came after intense backlash and public outcry.

Users of Disney’s streaming service canceled their memberships in droves. Behind the scenes, we saw massive organizing operations from the American Civil Liberties Union and various Hollywood unions. High-profile celebrities like Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep signed public letters urging ABC to reverse its decision. The pushback was public and powerful.

However, while watching this whole process unfold, I couldn’t help but think of Karen Attiah, an opinion writer at The Washington Post who was fired earlier this month over her opinions about Kirk.

Read more: [https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/jimmy-kimmel-free-speech-karen-attiah-collective-action-rcna233426](https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/jimmy-kimmel-free-speech-karen-attiah-collective-action-rcna233426) 

What if I told you all that the government has been pressuring private companies to censor Americans‘ speech……since 2018? (And still are and continuing to propose **bi-partisan** anti-First Amendment legislation.) AMA.