“You can call that free speech or not,” #Trump said. “He was fired for lack of talent.”
#JimmyKimmel, in fact, was not fired. #ABC pulled his show “indefinitely,” but network executives Thursday were hoping to find a path for their late-night star to return to the airwaves soon.
This account is based on interviews w/more than a half-dozen people closely involved in the deliberations that led to Kimmel’s sudden absence. All requested anonymity to share details…