Kelly Ripa and Mark Konsalen defend Jimmy Kimmel on the air

Kelly Ripa and Mark Inswellos It rarely wanders in political waters, preferring to maintain a joke light during the day and free of controversy.

However, it follows Jimmy KimmelEmotional return to TV late at night after his suspension from ABC, the couple broke the tradition.

Their explicit observations on freedom of expression, the pressures of the media, and the heart of the heart of the heart, surprised the fans who did not attack them directly to address political drama.

A week after speculation and national addresses, Jimmy Kimmel Live! He returned to the ether waves on Tuesday, September 23.

The absence of the comedy actor followed a temporary comment by ABC after his controversial notes about the deadly shooting of the right -wing figure Charlie Kirk.

When the host appeared late at night, he surrendered an inaugural monologue to tears while he did not touch politics, censorship and flexibility.

Kimmel spoke directly to his fans, and thanked those who “supported our offer, care enough to do something about it, to make your voices heard until he hears me. I will never forget that.”

He even admitted with unexpected support from all parts of the party lines, and he specifically mentioned Ted Cruz and other conservatives who defended his “right to share” his views.

“I never imagined that I will be in such a situation-barely paid attention to school. But there is one thing I learned from Lenne Bruce and George Carlin, and Huard Stern is a government threat to silence the comedian that the president does not like is to hostile to America,” DeclareEven loud applause from his studio fans.

On Wednesday, during their broadcast of “Live with Kelly and Mark”, Ripa and Consueelos reaction to Kimmel’s return.

It was a rare moment of political comment from the spouses, who usually go out of divisional issues.

“Jimmy Kimmel returned to his offer last night. And you know, listen – we know him personally and when I tell you that he is one of the most people I know, they care about his students, and they care about his employees, and all of them. He really cares.” People Magazine.

Ripa raised the hesitation of her husband’s words, adding that Kimmel “cares about people.” Both agreed that his dealings with the situation were worthy of praise, describing his televised statements as “very responsible.”

“And his statements last night, I think, were on a point. He understood both sides, and he was very modest in his speech,” Konwellus continued.

In their presentation, Consalos took some time to emphasize the importance of constitutional rights, and told the viewers, “There is one thing we can all agree on as a country that the first amendment is very important. We are making a light show here. We are not talking about any policy here, we do not do that. We know that our fans at home want to escape from all of this, and we agree – we want to escape from all of this!”

“But I think it is also important that we are all free,” he added. “Because you never know – we can say something crazy and tomorrow we went.”

Ripa interferes vibrant that she says “crazy things all the time here.” However, both admitted a careful balance to speak frankly while working in the corporate environment.

“It is not lost to them that they are sitting in the Disney building, our house here,” note Konsalen. However, he insisted, “It was the right thing to do, for the company, to return it.”

The couple was reflected in the pressures of the general discourse in the polarized climate today.

“And I must tell you, and we can all agree here, although we are light, Zbarv … We are not controversial. We are not controversial,” Ripa admitted. “We are like dissolved ice cream. But we are even in a constant situation where we verify what we are about to say in our heads because we have reached this reflection point regardless of what you say, someone feels upset.”

I continued to emphasize the importance of freedom of expression: “I think everyone needs to return back and think really. I have the right to speak, and you have the right to say terrible things about me on Instagram. This is a pleasure to live in a free society. This is important.”

Consillus closed the notes by referring to his personal friendships through the political spectrum, saying that “he has a lot of friends from both sides” and appreciates the diversity of views.

Ripa followed a comprehensive message, “Hello everyone at our table.”