An emotional Kimmel returns to ABC and assails Trump’s ‘un-American’ attacks on free speech

Jimmy Kimmel returned to his late-night stage Tuesday night and urged viewers to stand up to President Donald Trump’s threats, even as Trump sent out a new social media attack against Kimmel’s network, ABC.

In an eloquent and emotional monologue, Kimmel assailed “anti-American” efforts to curtail free speech in the United States and signaled that he won’t temper his criticism of the president after a nearly week-long suspension of his show amid pressure from the Trump administration.

“This show is not important,” Kimmel told viewers. “What’s important is that we live in a country that allows us to have a show like this.”...