CNN senior media analyst Brian Stelter sure is excited about Jimmy Kimmel's big comeback. He claimed that his comeback show, after being suspended for a few days, would attract millions of viewers, and he'd be able to say anything he wanted with the backing of Disney and ABC. We're not sure how many viewers had, seeing as both Sinclair and Nexstar said that their combined 66 ABC affiliates would be preempting "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" with news programming.

In Stelter's world, though, Kimmel is "at the peak of his powers now." As Obi-Wan Stelter said, "If you strike Kimmel down, he shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine. "

Stelter also believes that the heroic Kimmel will use his platform to fight for free speech rights (which he always had):

Kimmel even lags behind Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon in ratings. And Greg Gutfeld has them all beat.

Stelter's also pretty jazzed that Kimmel will go even harder against President Trump in front of his "millions" of viewers.

Stelter really is starry-eyed in his admiration of Kimmel as a martyr for freedom of speech.

And Roseanne Barr being kicked off her own show for saying something "vile."

Barely disguised.

A man was shot in the jugular for expressing his freedom of speech, and Kimmel emerges as Stelter's free speech hero.

Editor's Note: The media continues to deflect, gaslight, spin, and lie about President Trump, his administration, and conservatives.

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