White House Criticizes The View Hosts Over Jimmy Kimmel Suspension Controversy

White House Communications Director Steven Cheung publicly attacked both Jimmy Kimmel and ABC’s The View after the daytime show criticized Kimmel’s temporary suspension, calling Kimmel a “no‑talent loser” and The View’s hosts “irrelevant has‑beens and never‑beens” in remarks to Entertainment Weekly. Kimmel was briefly pulled after a contentious monologue about the Sept. 10 assassination of Charlie Kirk in which he tied the suspect to the MAGA movement; FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s comments about revoking affiliate licenses prompted at least some stations to preempt the show before ABC announced it would return Tuesday. The View hosts — including Whoopi Goldberg, Ana Navarro and Sunny Hostin — defended free speech on air, explained they had delayed commenting to see if Kimmel would respond, and warned against government pressure that could chill speech. Insiders said staffers were worried about job security amid the controversy, and news outlets noted ABC’s action was a suspension rather than a firing while the White House’s personal attacks drew backlash.