‘Unrepentant Liar’: Charlie Kirk’s Team Is Not Buying Jimmy Kimmel’s Crocodile Tears

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel took to the airwaves on Tuesday night to champion himself as a hero of the First Amendment while also shedding tears over what he called his “ill-timed” comments about the assassination of 31-year-old conservative Charlie Kirk.

But Kirk’s team is not buying the tears.

Andrew Kolvet, Turning Point USA spokesman and executive producer of The Charlie Kirk Show, said on Wednesday that Kimmel’s emotional display was about the host “almost [torching] his entire career” — not Kirk.

“Yes, Jimmy got emotional. So what,” Kolvet posted to X. “He’s emotional for himself because he almost torched his entire career.”

“Kimmel is an unrepentant liar who tried to blame Charlie’s assassination on the part of the country that just spent the last 2 weeks praying and holding vigils,” he continued. “What he’s really saying is that he still thinks it’s fair game to slander conservatives. He would rather advance his own political and cultural agenda than confront the truth.”

Last week, Kimmel slandered conservatives and suggested Kirk’s assassin was part of the “MAGA gang,” despite authorities very clearly saying otherwise. “We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang trying to characterize this kid who killed Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” Kimmel said at the time.

“The truth is that his own side has been fanning the flames of political assassinations for years,” Kolvet continued in his post. “The truth is that someone on the left picked up a gun and murdered someone on the right who advocated for peaceful debate.”

“It’s critical that liars admit they lied,” he said. “There can be no restoration without that. Anything short of that is a fake and scripted cry line designed to endear him to his fans, not to make right the wrong he committed.”

Yes, Jimmy got emotional. So what. He’s emotional for himself because he almost torched his entire career.

Kimmel is an unrepentant liar who tried to blame Charlie’s assassination on the part of the country that just spent the last 2 weeks praying and holding vigils. What he’s…

— Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) September 24, 2025

Jack Posobiec, Turning Point USA contributor and close friend to Kirk, echoed the same, writing, “He still won’t tell the truth about the suspect. And that’s the tell. He’s running cover.”

He still won’t tell the truth about the suspect. And that’s the tell. He’s running cover

— Jack Poso ???????? (@JackPosobiec) September 24, 2025

A 22-year-old was charged with Kirk’s murder on September 10. The suspect was indoctrinated with leftist ideology and saw Kirk’s views as “hateful,” according to authorities. At the time of his death, Kirk was engaging in free speech and open debate with students on the campus of Utah Valley University.

During Tuesday’s monologue, Kimmel suggested his suspension by Disney was due to government pressure, and that President Donald Trump was happy about it because he can’t “take a joke.” Notably, Kimmel also stated that Disney was the one that suspended him, and the company had spoken with him about the incident before he could return to the air, seemingly undercutting his claims about government censorship.

“It was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man,” Kimmel said, addressing his earlier comments about Kirk. “I don’t think there’s anything funny about it … nor was it my intention to blame any specific group for what was the actions … of an obviously deeply disturbed individual. That was really the opposite of the point I was trying to make. But I understand that to some, that felt either ill-timed or unclear, or maybe both, and to those who think I did point a finger, I get why you’re upset.”

“I don’t think the murderer who shot Charlie Kirk represents anyone. I think this was a sick person who believed violence was a solution,” he added.

Even though “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” returned Tuesday night, it was limited in distribution and still preempted in certain markets, The Daily Wire reported. Major media players Sinclair and Nexstar both announced that they would still not be airing new episodes of the show due to Kimmel’s comments. The two companies own or control nearly 80 ABC affiliates in total.

Related: Jimmy Kimmel Returns, Addresses Charlie Kirk Comments In Teary Non-Apology