Margo Price Is Glad She Got the ‘Last Word’ With Anti-Fascist Song on ‘Kimmel’ Before Suspension

Margo Price had nary thought erstwhile she performed connected Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday (Sept. 16) that she would beryllium its past philharmonic impermanent earlier ABC’s arguable determination to suspend it this week — but astatine slightest she helped the amusement spell retired with a poignant message.

In a Thursday (Sept. 16) station connected Instagram, the state prima shared a clip from her show of “Don’t Let the Bastards Get You Down” connected the late-night amusement and wrote, “If this was the past word, I’m gladsome it was mine.”

The lyrics Price sings successful the clip are other meaningful now. “Keep each them fascists underground,” she sings successful the video, passionately strumming a guitar. “Don’t fto the bastards get you down.”

Her station comes 1 time aft ABC announced that it was “indefinitely” shutting down Kimmel after the precocious nighttime big made comments during his monologue connected the occurrence featuring Price’s performance. Jimmy Kimmel’s contested remarks had been successful effect to the assassination of Turning Point laminitis and polarizing governmental commentator Charlie Kirk the week prior.

“We deed immoderate caller lows implicit the play with the MAGA pack desperately trying to qualify this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk arsenic thing different than 1 of them and doing everything they tin to people governmental points from it,” Kimmel had said connected the program.

After the comedian’s comments, Nexstar — which owns 28 section affiliate stations of NBC — announced that it would beryllium suspending Kimmel for the contiguous future. Shortly earlier that, Federal Communications Commission seat Brendan Carr had threatened to revoke the licenses of immoderate web affiliates choosing to aerial Kimmel’s remarks, which helium referred to arsenic “news distortion” and “the sickest behaviour possible.”

And portion ABC’s suspension of Kimmel has prompted an outcry of interest that the determination straight infringes connected free-speech laws, President Donald Trump celebrated the quality with a station connected Truth Social.

“Congratulations to ABC for yet having the courageousness to bash what had to beryllium done,” helium wrote Wednesdsay (Sept. 17). “That leaves Jimmy (Fallon) and Seth, 2 full losers, connected Fake News NBC. Their ratings are besides horrible. Do it NBC!!!”