Trump Tried to Silence Kimmel. He Gave him a Megaphone Instead.

A late night comedian is calling on Americans to rise up — not in rage, but in reason.

Illustration by Abdelafatah Mukhtar

By trying to silence Jimmy Kimmel, Donald Trump and his ally, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr, did exactly the opposite of what they intended: They amplified him.

When they launched their campaign to force ABC to take Kimmel off the air for daring to speak freely, they weren’t just targeting a co…