Barack Obama, the former president of the United States, recently shared his reaction to the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! On Thursday, September 18, 2025, the American politician took to his official X account and called out the Trump administration for its role in pulling the late-night show off the air.Barack Obama, who was the 44th president of the United States, shared a tweet from Yahoo News which talked about Jimmy Kimmel’s show cancellation. The ex-POTUS discussed how this step concerns the state of freedom of speech in the United States and wrote:“After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.”According to Variety, the ABC network halted production on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday, September 18, 2025. The Disney-owned channel’s decision to cancel the late-night show comes after the FCC reportedly threatened to take action against the host for his recent comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Meanwhile, Jimmy Kimmel made remarks about Charlie Kirk’s killing on Monday night, September 15. He said:“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterise this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it.”While Barack Obama opposed the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, U.S. President Donald Trump celebrated the move. The 79-year-old politician wrote on Truth Social:“Great News for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED. Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done. Kimmel has ZERO talent, and worse ratings than even Colbert, if that’s possible. That leaves Jimmy and Seth, two total losers, on Fake News NBC. Their ratings are also horrible. Do it NBC!!! President DJT”What did Barack Obama say about Charlie Kirk’s assassination?According to NBC News, Barack Obama condemned the assassination of Charlie Kirk on Tuesday, September 16, 2025. The former President, during his appearance at the Jefferson Educational Society, Erie, Pennsylvania, said:“And when it happens to some, but even if you think they’re, quote, unquote, on the other side of the argument, that’s a threat to all of us… And we have to be clear and forthright in condemning them.”While speaking in Pennsylvania, the 64-year-old politician also condemned cultural and political violence. He allegedly called out Donald Trump and his allies for politicising the shooting of Charlie Kirk, who was shot on Wednesday, September 10, 2025.Charlie Kirk (Image via: Getty)Meanwhile, on September 18, 2025, Barack Obama shared a New York Times article in a follow-up X post. The article talked about the firing of the Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah, who was reportedly let go for her comments on social media following Charlie’s death.“This is precisely the kind of government coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent — and media companies need to start standing up rather than capitulating to it.”Meanwhile, Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show was pulled from all ABC affiliate stations owned by Nexstar and Sinclair. The 57-year-old American television host has reportedly not issued any statement since his show's withdrawal.