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

Margo Price had no idea when she performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday (Sept. 16) that she would be its last musical guest before ABC’s controversial decision to suspend it this week — but at least she helped the show go out with a poignant message.

In a Thursday (Sept. 16) post on Instagram, the country star shared a clip from her performance of “Don’t Let the Bastards Get You Down” on the late-night show and wrote, “If this was the last word, I’m glad it was mine.”

The lyrics Price sings in the clip are extra meaningful now. “Keep all them fascists underground,” she sings in the video, passionately strumming a guitar. “Don’t let the bastards get you down.”

Her post comes one day after ABC announced that it was “indefinitely” shutting down Kimmel after the late night host made comments during his monologue on the episode featuring Price’s performance. Jimmy Kimmel’s contested remarks had been in response to the assassination of Turning Point founder and polarizing political commentator Charlie Kirk the week prior.

“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” Kimmel had said on the program.

After the comedian’s comments, Nexstar — which owns 28 local affiliate stations of NBC — announced that it would be suspending Kimmel for the immediate future. Shortly before that, Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr had threatened to revoke the licenses of any network affiliates choosing to air Kimmel’s remarks, which he referred to as “news distortion” and “the sickest conduct possible.”

And while ABC’s suspension of Kimmel has prompted an outcry of concern that the decision directly infringes on free-speech laws, President Donald Trump celebrated the news with a post on Truth Social.

“Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done,” he wrote Wednesdsay (Sept. 17). “That leaves Jimmy (Fallon) and Seth, two total losers, on Fake News NBC. Their ratings are also horrible. Do it NBC!!!”