Danica Patrick delivers chilling warning on Jimmy Kimmel’s ABC future after Charlie Kirk remarks

Danica Patrick said the clock is ticking for Jimmy Kimmel after ABC and Disney announced the late-night host will return to air. On Sept. 22, 2025, Disney said it would reinstate Jimmy Kimmel Live! after suspending the show earlier in the week over Kimmel’s remarks about the killing of commentator

Charlie Kirk

. Danica Patrick, a former IndyCar and NASCAR driver who has supported Donald Trump publicly, reacted on Instagram, praising the initial suspension but saying she understood ABC’s choice to bring him back.

She warned that money and ratings will soon decide Kimmel’s future.

Danica Patrick criticizes Jimmy Kimmel’s ABC return and says ‘clock is ticking’

Danica Patrick wrote on Instagram that an employer can hire or fire as a business. She posted that Kimmel’s suspension was “totally fine” but that bringing him back makes sense from a business perspective.

Patrick warned, “All that is ever at play, is money. And you better believe if it’s not flowing, something goes. Clock is ticking again.”She also said she thinks Kimmel is not as funny as he used to be and that he must stop making “stupid distasteful emotional jabs” to keep his job. Her reply was first noticed after ABC pulled the show and then reversed course.

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Danica Patrick reacts as debate grows over Kimmel’s comments and wider fallout

Danica Patrick’s post came as the nation debated what Kimmel said about Charlie Kirk’s killing. Kimmel had said the “MAGA gang” was trying to cast the suspect as one of them, comments that drew heavy backlash and led ABC to suspend the show. Authorities have charged suspect Tyler Robinson with aggravated or capital murder in the Kirk case, and prosecutors released texts and evidence as they move the case forward. The controversy mixed politics, media pressure and business decisions and Patrick stepped into that mix with a blunt, short message.