It's Monday, September 22nd.
I'm Jane Costa, and this is What A Day,
the show that learned on Friday that free speech has an entirely new meaning,
courtesy of President Donald Trump.
When somebody is given 97% of the stories are bad about a person,
that's no longer free speech, that's no longer, that's just cheating.
And they cheat.
Content warning, there's going to be a lot of cheating in this episode.
On today's show,
a federal judge in Florida tosses out Trump's $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times due to it being written like a love letter to Trump.
And the United Kingdom, Australia, Portugal, and Canada formally recognize a Palestinian state.
But let's start with Jimmy Kimmel.
You've probably heard a ton about the story over the last few days.
That's
because the suspension of a late night talk show host isn't just about a late night talk show host.
It's about speech and what you can and apparently can't say on television.
Last week,
ABC polled Jimmy Kimmel live from its usual spot in the nightly lineup after FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said that Kimmel should face repercussions for comments regarding the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
But there's a lot more to this story.
First, there's the money.