Freedom of speech
Trump says he ‘can’t believe’ Jimmy Kimmel back on ABC; late-night host attacks ‘anti-American’ government’s silencing effort – live | Donald Trump
Trump says he ‘can’t believe’ Kimmel back on ABC Good morning and welcome to our coverage of US politics as Donald Trump has made clear his displeasure at the return of late-night talkshow host Jimmy Kimmel. Before Tuesday’s broadcast, Trump opined on his Truth Social online platform that he “can’t believe” ABC gave Kimmel back […]
Angelina Jolie says ‘I don’t recognise my country’ now amid threats to freedom of speech in US | Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie has said “I don’t recognise my country” amid the threats to free speech in the US, saying “anything anywhere that divides or limits personal expressions and freedoms from anyone, I think, is very dangerous”. At Spain’s San Sebastián film festival on Sunday, the Oscar winning actor was asked by a journalist: “What do […]
Late night hosts condemn Trump administration – as it happened | Trump administration
Jon Stewart airs Trump ‘approved’ Daily Show Jon Stewart has hosted the first edition of The Daily Show since his fellow late-night hosts, Jimmy Kimmel, was suspended by ABC. Marketing itself as the “all new government approved Daily Show”, Stewart appeared in a studio bedecked by gold trimming, in an apparent nod to […]
For comedians around the world, the laughs often end as democracy fades | Freedom of speech
The exiled Egyptian comedian Bassem Youssef has experienced firsthand how intolerant governments can silence political satire. And he had a short message this week for those living in an age of Donald Trump’s free speech clampdown: “My Fellow American Citizens,” he wrote on X. “Welcome to my world.” In his attacks on the most […]