Trump didn't fire Kimmel nor was he even fired. ABC suspended his show "indefinitely" (which turned out to be a few days). This was primarily because of pressure from ABC affiliates because their local markets were not happy with Kimmel, not because Trump said so, but because of pressure from customers.
Could you show me good source for it? Trump did censorship by him, he's republican and Trump guy. Proof -> https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/18/media/brendan-carr-jimmy-kimmel-fcc-first-amendment
Also Trump was happy bout it. -> Trump, a frequent critic of Kimmel and the entire late-night host lineup, first took to Truth Social late Wednesday, Sept. 18, to deride Kimmel's ratings and throw some shots at Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers and Jimmy Fallon.
"Great News for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED. Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done," Trump wrote. "Kimmel has ZERO talent, and worse ratings than even Colbert, if that’s possible. That leaves Jimmy and Seth, two total losers, on Fake News NBC. Their ratings are also horrible. Do it NBC!!! President DJT"
President Trump also suggested that he might sue ABC after Kimmel returned to the airwaves, saying, “We’re going to test ABC out on this.” It comes after ABC settled a civil defamation suit with Trump for $16 million last year.
Prove what? That Trump didn't do something? Your own link does that. One of the headlines (first link you posted) is 'FCC chair, helped take down Jimmy Kimmel with words, not actions". Just like anybody else, the FCC chair can say what he wants. That's not the same as taking legal action to force something. That's not censorship. Quoting further from the same link: "Carr did not violate the letter of the law. That’s because the First Amendment bars government action limiting free speech. And Carr didn’t take any action — he merely, and perhaps ironically, spoke."
And Trump can be as happy as he wants to be. It shouldn't be any surprise that he doesn't like Kimmel. So what? Trump expressing his opinion that ABC should cancel Kimmel's show is not censorship. Legal action to force Kimmel's show off the air would be (depending on the exact circumstances I suppose) and that has not happened. And, by the way, Kimmel's show is already back on the air (except for affiliates who are choosing not to show it which is about 25% of them last I heard).
BTW, this was the comment from Kimmel that has caused perhaps the most controversy, in no small part because it is untrue.
“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them"
There is speculation that Nextar, owners of some of the ABC affiliates that are still not showing Kimmel's show is making that decision because it is currently trying to merge with another media company (a $6.4 billion deal) and this needs government approval. Personally, i think further media consolidation is a bad idea anyway.
I'm not a huge fan of Trump or of cancel culture on either side. But I'm also not a fan of hyperbole and to say that ABC has been censored is certainly that.
Proof of that it's about "This was primarily because of pressure from ABC affiliates because their local markets were not happy with Kimmel, not because Trump said so, but because of pressure from customers."
Guy who did it, Brendar Carr, is selected by President and the Senate. Senate is took by Republicans, so he's Trump guy. His "we'll do it the easy way or the hard way" line could be indicative of blackmail, and certainly a complete lack of professionalism. Such matters are resolved through official action. I could understand a strong reaction if he had overstepped his bounds, and Kimmel was far from that.
I'm not aware of this takeover (Nextar). If such a move is made, it will certainly be noticed by the websites I use to get my news. Especially since such news has been interesting lately due to Zaslav's desire to sell Warner.
Lack of professionalism maybe. However, the fact that there was no official action taken means there was no censorship. As far as why Disney initially suspended Kimmel:
"We made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country. It is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive.” - https://apnews.com/article/jimmy-kimmel-show-suspended-charlie-kirk-ae43c600bd0f2a4c7d3c12077e91b211
And as far as why some other affiliates kept him off the air longer:
“We made a decision last week to preempt ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ following what ABC referred to as Mr. Kimmel’s ‘ill-timed and insensitive’ comments at a critical time in our national discourse,” Nexstar said Tuesday in a statement.
“We stand by that decision pending assurance that all parties are committed to fostering an environment of respectful, constructive dialogue in the markets we serve,” Nexstar said.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-09-23/nexstar-station-group-preempts-abc-jimmy-kimmel
In neither case was censorship or pressure from Trump or the FCC mentioned as a reason.
No official action was taken, but a threat was made. Disney's response is a fairly standard one given in such situations. Slick, general, evasive, and doesn't address the heart of the matter. The CEO of Nexstar is in agreement with Trump - "The local TV giant Nexstar is eager to expand through consolidation or other deals, with Republican control of the presidency and likely both houses of Congress."
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/nexstar-moves-consolidate-trump-administration-1236055761/
I've grown accustomed to the fact that media from all sides, like most people, lie about inconvenient matters or conceal these facts. It's no coincidence that if you want the full truth, you first watch the Democratic media, then the Republican media, and finally read independent journalists (of which there are so few now) to see what both sides have left out.