WEBVTT - Jimmy Kimmel Is Back! But Not Everyone Will Be Able To Watch.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, they're folks. It is Monday, September twenty second. Then

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<v Speaker 1>the news keeps coming. Yes, Jimmy Kimmel is coming back

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<v Speaker 1>tomorrow night. Welcome to this episode of Amy and DJ Robes.

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<v Speaker 1>A little quick, I thought, I thought this was a

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<v Speaker 1>quick change of heart by Disney. But it's official. He's

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<v Speaker 1>going to come back on Tuesday night, Tabarna.

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<v Speaker 2>It was quick, but there was a lot of pressure

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<v Speaker 2>because there were from the very next day after they

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<v Speaker 2>made their decision, protests going on at Burbank and a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of employees, and you had some big name celebrities

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<v Speaker 2>step up and say that they actually, I believe, signed

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if it was a petition, but certainly

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<v Speaker 2>signed yes, a letter saying that they were demanding that

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<v Speaker 2>kim will be reinstated, that free speech was at stake,

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<v Speaker 2>and so they had a lot of pressure coming at

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<v Speaker 2>them from the other side as well. So Bob Iger

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<v Speaker 2>and folks made their decision.

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<v Speaker 1>The pressure so much of the pressure. It didn't feel

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<v Speaker 1>necessarily financially. It felt like a moral pressure. It felt

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<v Speaker 1>like a a significant like this is time to take

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<v Speaker 1>a free speech stand. It was more of a pressure,

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<v Speaker 1>not necessarily from a financial standpoint, But from what is

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<v Speaker 1>the right thing to do here?

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<v Speaker 2>I was just gonna say I felt like it was

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred percent a do the right thing pressure from

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<v Speaker 2>the people who are still important to the company. So

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<v Speaker 2>I yeah, I don't think it was a financial decision

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<v Speaker 2>at all. I don't know what that financial decision would

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<v Speaker 2>be because there are going to be people who boycott

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<v Speaker 2>the show regardless, and perhaps even boycott ABC or Disney.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, the problem is, you're not just ABC. When

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<v Speaker 2>you're Disney, You're you need everybody. You need the whole

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<v Speaker 2>country to come and see your movies, you need the

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<v Speaker 2>whole country to come to your theme parks, you need

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<v Speaker 2>the entire country. Company is sorry country to go and

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<v Speaker 2>ride on your cruise ships. So it's important that they

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<v Speaker 2>don't alienate half the country, the people who voted for

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<v Speaker 2>Trump by putting Kimmel back on the air. That is

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<v Speaker 2>a big deal. So that is there is a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of money at stake.

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<v Speaker 1>So all good. Disney announced, right, they pulled him last

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<v Speaker 1>Wednesday after remarks he made last Monday. And here we

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<v Speaker 1>are the following Monday, knowing he's going to go back

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<v Speaker 1>on Tuesday, but we don't know what he's going.

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<v Speaker 2>To say what he's agreed to, what Disney insisted he

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<v Speaker 2>agreed to.

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<v Speaker 1>We don't know was the negotiation, like there had to

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<v Speaker 1>be something he had to compromise a little bit. But

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<v Speaker 1>there are a lot of people who will argue, who

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<v Speaker 1>know him an insiders say, yeah, we don't see that happening.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm not sure what the agreement is. But Disney

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<v Speaker 1>did put out a statement letting us all know, I

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<v Speaker 1>guess kind of how things went down, giving us some

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<v Speaker 1>insight into what they were thinking and an into bringing

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<v Speaker 1>him back. Now.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, so they said, last Wednesday, we made the decision

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<v Speaker 2>to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming

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<v Speaker 2>a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country.

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<v Speaker 2>It is a decision we made because we felt some

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<v Speaker 2>of the comments were ill timed and thus insensitive. We

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<v Speaker 2>have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy,

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<v Speaker 2>and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return

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<v Speaker 2>the show on Tuesday.

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<v Speaker 1>Right now, there is going to be and there has

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<v Speaker 1>been already some pushback. There's already been some criticism of

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<v Speaker 1>this decision from as you can imagine, turning point USA,

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<v Speaker 1>Charlie Kirk's foundation, his group has already spoken out about this,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think there are a lot of people on

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<v Speaker 1>that side who will see this as he barely got

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<v Speaker 1>a slap on the wrist, right, He's only missed a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of days of taping and he's right back on

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<v Speaker 1>the air, and the show when he comes back on

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<v Speaker 1>the air after all this, it's going to be the

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<v Speaker 1>highest rated show in the history of his show, quite possibly,

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<v Speaker 1>because everybody's going to tune and see what he has

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<v Speaker 1>to say.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, okay, so here is what turning Point USA said.

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<v Speaker 2>They said, Disney and ABC caving and allowing Kimmel back

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<v Speaker 2>on the air is not surprising, but it's their mistake

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<v Speaker 2>to make. Then they said, Next Star and Sinclair do

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<v Speaker 2>not have to make the same choice, and.

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<v Speaker 1>Ding ding ding. So let's go with Sinclair first as

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<v Speaker 1>we speak this evening, as of this recording, Sinclair, which

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<v Speaker 1>is the largest owner of ABC stations in the country.

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<v Speaker 1>They are the ones who own the stations that put

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<v Speaker 1>on this show, and they are the ones who made

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<v Speaker 1>the decision even before Disney, Next Star and Sinclair, these

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<v Speaker 1>two companies that own ABC affiliates, they made the decision

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<v Speaker 1>to pull the show off the air. They were not

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<v Speaker 1>going to put it on our stations because of what

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<v Speaker 1>he said Sinclair. Even though Disney said they're him back,

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<v Speaker 1>Sinclair says they will not put his show on at

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<v Speaker 1>least tomorrow night, and he's going to be preempty.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, so Sinclair owns thirty eight ABC stations. That is

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of cities, So I think thirty eight cities.

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<v Speaker 2>Even though ABC and Disney are airing the show, they

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<v Speaker 2>will not be able to see it through their local affiliate.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's what Sinclair said. Beginning Tuesday night, Sinclair will be

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<v Speaker 2>pre emptying Jimmy Kimmel Live across our ABC affiliate stations

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<v Speaker 2>and replacing it with news programming. Discussions with ABC are

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<v Speaker 2>ongoing as we evaluate the show's potential return. They want

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<v Speaker 2>more and they may demand more.

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<v Speaker 1>They made demands initially. We don't know if this is

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<v Speaker 1>still a part of the deal because afterwards they said

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<v Speaker 1>they wanted an apology one and a donation, a significant

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<v Speaker 1>donation to Charlie Kirk's family or his organization. I couldn't see,

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't imagine that happening, But we don't know if those

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<v Speaker 1>demands still hold Next Star. As of this recording, we

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<v Speaker 1>have not heard from, so we do not know what

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<v Speaker 1>they are going to do if they follow suit with Sinclair.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a lot of cities and not going to see

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<v Speaker 1>Jimmy Kimmel.

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<v Speaker 2>Demoin, Yeah, I believe they have dozens, so at least

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<v Speaker 2>two dozens. So now you're talking about if they stick together,

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<v Speaker 2>potentially as many as close to sixty, yes, sixty stations.

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<v Speaker 2>Cities won't be able to see Jimmy Kimmel aive. That's

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<v Speaker 2>pretty remarkable. I don't know. With today's technology and Hulu,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure you can find a way, but that is

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<v Speaker 2>still going to cost. You say there'll be record numbers. Yeah, sure,

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<v Speaker 2>for people who can watch, they might have record ratings,

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<v Speaker 2>or they might not because they because of the preemptions

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<v Speaker 2>they get back.

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<v Speaker 1>Right now, if he's not going to be available in

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<v Speaker 1>enough cities to have record.

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<v Speaker 2>Rating, that's what I'm thinking.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, okay, yeah, so I take that back. Yes, you're right,

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<v Speaker 1>sick Claire. And next they joined together in this, when

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<v Speaker 1>when does he come back to those stations? What does

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<v Speaker 1>he ever have to do? Look, I am it's amazing

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<v Speaker 1>that and I think it's kind of cool to some

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<v Speaker 1>degree that late night television that we're all engaged in

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<v Speaker 1>a conversation about free speech the First Amendment because late

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<v Speaker 1>night television and the White House are going at it,

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<v Speaker 1>I think there's something. I know it's silly to some degree,

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<v Speaker 1>but I think it's fascinating that we never had When

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<v Speaker 1>do we get a chance to have free speech conversations.

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<v Speaker 1>It's there, none of the fringes in here and there,

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<v Speaker 1>you can find it. But everybody is talking about this,

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<v Speaker 1>and everybody seems to be on the same page that

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<v Speaker 1>this matters, and that you can't silence somebody.

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<v Speaker 2>It does matter. And I do think that I have

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<v Speaker 2>always said, you know, if you have ever been to

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<v Speaker 2>any of the awards ceremonies for the Society of the

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<v Speaker 2>Protection of Journalists and you sit in one of these

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<v Speaker 2>they have these bank and you hear the stories of

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<v Speaker 2>journalists in other countries who say or have a negative

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<v Speaker 2>report about a president, or they say something that's unflattering

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<v Speaker 2>about their leader and they're killed. And you hear story

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<v Speaker 2>after story after story when you're in these banquets, and

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<v Speaker 2>I remember, you know, years ago, thinking my god, how

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<v Speaker 2>incredible that I could say something awful about the president

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<v Speaker 2>and I could sleep soundly at night knowing that my

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<v Speaker 2>job is safe, that my family is safe, that my

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<v Speaker 2>head is safe. You know, that really is something that

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<v Speaker 2>I thought about often. So look, you start to see

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<v Speaker 2>things start to head in that direction, and it gets really,

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<v Speaker 2>really frightening. We have this story today about restrictions on

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<v Speaker 2>reporters at the Pentagon. They can't report anything negative Jimmy

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<v Speaker 2>Kimmel late night talk show hosts can't take shots at

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<v Speaker 2>the president. When I used to watch that, when I

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<v Speaker 2>used to stay up late, I remember thinking, Wow, what

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<v Speaker 2>a country we live in that people can stand on

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<v Speaker 2>TV and make fun of our leaders and have zero

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<v Speaker 2>concerns about their physical safety or about losing anything like

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<v Speaker 2>That's what makes us America. That's what makes us free.

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<v Speaker 1>We've been in places where they warn you ahead of time,

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<v Speaker 1>be careful what you say, be careful what you text.

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<v Speaker 1>Would your tweet be right?

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<v Speaker 2>China, Russia?

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, it's amazing just the freedom we have here that

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<v Speaker 1>now we need to be concerned before we open our mouths.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a weird place for us to be in. Like repercussions,

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<v Speaker 1>you lose your job, there's a whole sta like a

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<v Speaker 1>whole staff of people and their families just out of

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<v Speaker 1>a job because the president literally can't take a joke. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>if you're a Trump supporter, you don't see it as such, right,

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<v Speaker 1>it's not. You see it as a guy who doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>have your same views having airwaves to spew his side.

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<v Speaker 1>And you're again, I can see why that's bothered.

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<v Speaker 2>But you can turn it off, you can change the channel,

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<v Speaker 2>you can watch something else, and if enough people do that,

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<v Speaker 2>Jimmy Kimmel or anyone else would absolutely be out of

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<v Speaker 2>a job. I mean, you're seeing what's happening with Colbert.

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<v Speaker 2>We don't know if it is just about the ratings

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<v Speaker 2>or if there is something else going on with that,

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<v Speaker 2>but that's how you But that's the point. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>you don't have to like what people say. You don't

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<v Speaker 2>have to think it's funny. You can actually be upset

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<v Speaker 2>by it. But your power is with your remote.

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<v Speaker 1>See But that's the President's make an argument, and not

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<v Speaker 1>that I don't want to watch it, or if somebody

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<v Speaker 1>else doesn't want to watch it, Like, you shouldn't have

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<v Speaker 1>the right to be able to go out there and

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<v Speaker 1>do it. You shouldn't have the right to spew propaganda

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<v Speaker 1>against me is how he's seeing it. So it's not

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<v Speaker 1>even a matter of yet just turn off the TV. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>there's plenty things. I got no problem with anything on

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<v Speaker 1>TV because I ain't watching it. Fine, everybody can take

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<v Speaker 1>the attitude, But what is it? What do we do

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<v Speaker 1>if you turn it into now a matter of if

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<v Speaker 1>you're not vote with you remote, I am telling you

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<v Speaker 1>that you shouldn't have you shouldn't have the He even

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<v Speaker 1>suggested that it's unlawful to insult him.

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<v Speaker 2>Obviously it's not. Obviously that's what makes it an US America.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he insults people every day, I mean, and

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<v Speaker 2>is proud of it. So I just I find that

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<v Speaker 2>a little ironic.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, So with this all goes back to last week?

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<v Speaker 1>Do you remember, and we have to go back, and

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<v Speaker 1>I had to include it in here what Jimmy Kimmel

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<v Speaker 1>actually said They got all this going now he said it,

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<v Speaker 1>and then what was it? Two days later? The FCC

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<v Speaker 1>head said something and that's what got it all going.

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<v Speaker 1>So let's remind you, first of all, this is what

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<v Speaker 1>Jimmy Kimmel said that got everybody going.

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<v Speaker 2>We hit some new lows over the weekend with the

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<v Speaker 2>Maga Gang, desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered

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<v Speaker 2>Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and

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<v Speaker 2>doing everything they can score political points from it.

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<v Speaker 1>So that was it, said it on Monday. Tuesday, things

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<v Speaker 1>seemed to be going fine, right, and.

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<v Speaker 2>He actually doubled down and had some more.

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<v Speaker 1>Jokes on Tuesday. Right, everything's going fine, FCC chairman. However,

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<v Speaker 1>Brendan Carr went on a podcast on Wednesday and suggested

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<v Speaker 1>that Kimmel in his comments and that maybe he should

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<v Speaker 1>be looked into. And sure enough, next thing we know,

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<v Speaker 1>Kimmel is suspended indefinitely. Is what they told us initially. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>I am to be honest with you, A I am

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<v Speaker 1>is really really surprised that this is happening so quickly.

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<v Speaker 2>I am surprised that ABC and Disney made the decision

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<v Speaker 2>they have. I'm not surprised that Saint Clair has it.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean they did say I think it was next

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<v Speaker 2>Star and See Claire said that he was going to

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<v Speaker 2>be off of their stations for the foreseeable future. That's

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit more. I think that's a little stronger language.

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<v Speaker 2>For seeable future means more than a few days. That

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<v Speaker 2>seems like they had plans to have a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>longer of a pun.

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<v Speaker 1>Damn, what is your hope? I say that to the

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<v Speaker 1>audience here, Robot, I say that to you, and I

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<v Speaker 1>asked that question to myself as well. So let's take

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<v Speaker 1>a beat when we come back. What is it that

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<v Speaker 1>we hope that? Jimmy Kimmel says in his monologue tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>Night, Welcome back everyone on this Monday night. We are

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<v Speaker 2>talking Jimmy Kimmel because ABC Disney did an about face

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<v Speaker 2>and they are putting the show back on Tomorrow night,

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<v Speaker 2>Tuesday evening. He was suspended last Wednesdays, so less than

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<v Speaker 2>a week he's been off the air. But he's not

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<v Speaker 2>going to be back on the air for everyone because

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<v Speaker 2>the largest ABC owned affiliate group, Sinclair, has said they

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<v Speaker 2>will not they will pre empt Jimmy Kimmel's show tomorrow

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<v Speaker 2>and for the foreseeable future. And they have thirty eight

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<v Speaker 2>stations next Star we haven't heard yet from, but they're

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<v Speaker 2>also in the double digits, and they haven't decided whether

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<v Speaker 2>or not, or at least they haven't let any of

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<v Speaker 2>us know whether or not they will be preempting Jimmy

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<v Speaker 2>Kimmel or not. But he is going who to make

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<v Speaker 2>that monologue and this will be the I would say

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<v Speaker 2>this would be the most important monologue of his career.

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<v Speaker 1>I would say it's important for the country, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's I guess we're in this position, but a late

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<v Speaker 1>night comedian actually has an important role to play in

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<v Speaker 1>bringing the country together and helping us move forward and

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<v Speaker 1>how we talk to each other. I don't know what

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<v Speaker 1>way he's going to go, And some people would say

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<v Speaker 1>he needs to double down, and he needs to be tough,

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<v Speaker 1>and he needs to be a warrior of some kind

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<v Speaker 1>and that's what the country needs. Some could argue that, well,

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<v Speaker 1>this could say, you need to bring the temperature down.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know which way do you.

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<v Speaker 2>Lean, uh, temperature down? I don't think we fight fire

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<v Speaker 2>with fire. And I think he obviously touched a nerve

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<v Speaker 2>and I think if you go back and look at

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<v Speaker 2>at what he said, it doesn't sound terrible. Obviously he

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<v Speaker 2>said much worse about Donald Trump, but in the days,

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<v Speaker 2>in the few days following Charlie Kirk's assassination, I think

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's okay for him to apologize for how

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<v Speaker 2>soon he went there and the tone he took. The

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<v Speaker 2>flippant kind of maybe some would even say righteous, arrogant

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<v Speaker 2>kind of attitude he had about it when people were

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<v Speaker 2>deeply mourning this man. So I think it's I think

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<v Speaker 2>it's absolutely fair for him to apologize for the timing

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<v Speaker 2>and the tone.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I don't know if I expect an apology, and

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<v Speaker 1>who is he apologizing to.

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<v Speaker 2>Anyone who he offended?

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<v Speaker 1>Anyone who weened.

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<v Speaker 2>And that wasn't his intention his but but the part

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<v Speaker 2>of being a comedian, and I think we all know this,

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<v Speaker 2>it is to be provocative. It is to go there,

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<v Speaker 2>it is to But in all of this political correctness,

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<v Speaker 2>it's funny with the anti woke campaign from the right

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<v Speaker 2>and the Trump administration, this is feeling very woke of

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<v Speaker 2>them because now he has to apologize for offending so

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<v Speaker 2>he doesn't get canceled, which is the whole woke thing.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's just kind of turned around now on Kimmel,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's I find the irony in it.

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<v Speaker 1>Actually, Generally, as a rule, I don't I don't like

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<v Speaker 1>when comedians apologize. They're just a special group to whatever

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<v Speaker 1>reason that they are. Just they just it's what they do.

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<v Speaker 1>They're supposed to push buttons and you have to understand

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<v Speaker 1>that this is what they're doing and being prepocative. Sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>it's insensitive. I get that, Jimmy Kimmel, what he said,

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<v Speaker 1>I was uncomfortable with some of it. The stuff that

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<v Speaker 1>they actually got him on is not the part that

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<v Speaker 1>I actually thought was most offensive. I thought he made

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<v Speaker 1>a joke after that about how Trump.

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<v Speaker 2>Was mourning him like a four year old mourns a

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<v Speaker 2>gold goldfish.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought that I thought was tough for me, was

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<v Speaker 1>more uncomfortable.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, same than what he said.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, so that's not getting any attention.

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<v Speaker 2>So what do you hope he does tomorrow?

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<v Speaker 1>Man? I hope I Jimmy's I really do believe in

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<v Speaker 1>the limited time I've spent with him, he's a good dude.

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<v Speaker 1>He is just he's just generally a good dude, and

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<v Speaker 1>he's a family guy, and I know he feels I

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<v Speaker 1>really do genuinely feel that he appreciates and how blessed

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<v Speaker 1>he is to be where he is and to have

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<v Speaker 1>the family that he had. I think he really does

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<v Speaker 1>see how blessed he is, and I I just I

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<v Speaker 1>hope he sees the moment as an opportunity to be wild,

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<v Speaker 1>as it seems the leader kind of that we all

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<v Speaker 1>need right now, Just somebody please guide us with a microphone,

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<v Speaker 1>guide us in a better way than the guy in Sacramento,

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<v Speaker 1>California with a guy in Washington, DC. Right, don't I

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<v Speaker 1>don't want on. The fighting and the barking and the

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<v Speaker 1>constant is exhausting, and just somebody in the middle of

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<v Speaker 1>the fight to say, you know what, I'm not waving

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<v Speaker 1>a white flag. I'm just inviting you to the table.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just saying I'm not going to contribute to this anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>And others are saying, you have to stand up to

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<v Speaker 1>this tyrants. You gotta fight fire with fire and all

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<v Speaker 1>this stuff. It's just exhausting. We're kicking the shit out

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<v Speaker 1>of each other and get nowhere. That is why I

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<v Speaker 1>hope he does something that brings.

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<v Speaker 2>That he unites instead of further divid I got it

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<v Speaker 2>without apologizing.

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<v Speaker 1>To find a way apology. I don't mind it, but

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<v Speaker 1>I don't need it.

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<v Speaker 2>But you weren't the one who he offended, so that

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<v Speaker 2>might be the difference. That's why you don't need it.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know what ABC and Disney would have insisted upon.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what I'm not sure about. So even if Kimmel

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<v Speaker 2>wouldn't have wanted to and really really really doesn't want

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<v Speaker 2>to say or do something he may have to. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not sure. I don't know. He is a powerful dude.

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<v Speaker 2>We said he was certainly one of, if not the

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<v Speaker 2>most powerful person in front of the camera at ABC.

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<v Speaker 2>But at a certain point, business is business, and so

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<v Speaker 2>he's they had to come to some sort of agreement.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know what it is, but I will be

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<v Speaker 2>very interested in finding out. I'm also curious about this.

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<v Speaker 2>They tape at five pm New York time, Eastern East

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<v Speaker 2>Eastern time.

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<v Speaker 1>No no, no, no, no, I'm sorry, no specific time.

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<v Speaker 2>So I wonder, you know, how things get leaked. I

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<v Speaker 2>wonder if we'll start to hear that he apologized or

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<v Speaker 2>he didn't, or close think about that. Is he going

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<v Speaker 2>to do it live or is he going to pretape

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<v Speaker 2>it as usual? Because I feel like it'll get out.

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<v Speaker 2>Everyone's going to be clamoring to find out what he's

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<v Speaker 2>going to say, what his tone is going to be,

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<v Speaker 2>who his guests are going to be, like, what is

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<v Speaker 2>and what does that show look like? Coming back after

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<v Speaker 2>what just happens.

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<v Speaker 1>And he has an opportunity as well to be hilarious.

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<v Speaker 1>He could do just the most brilliant bits and just

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<v Speaker 1>make us all laugh. This thing away. Who knows, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's an important moment and it's I just think it's

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<v Speaker 1>remarkable that one of the most important voices right now

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<v Speaker 1>in politics is a late night comedian. I love that.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just something about that. It's just fascinating, and I

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<v Speaker 1>love the story.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we will be watching. We know you will too.

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<v Speaker 2>But thank you for listening this evening, I maybe Robach

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<v Speaker 2>alongside TJ. Holmes. Have a great night, everybody,