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Disney’s ABC pulling Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show off the air indefinitely is “not the last shoe to drop,” FCC Chair Brendan Carr said on Fox News today. Carr also praised President Donald Trump for creating a “massive shift” in the media ecosystem.
Pressed on whether he still believes in the U.S. Constitution’s guarantee of freedom of speech, Trump said he is a “very strong person for free speech” but he pivoted to complaining about how news coverage and other publicity on television did not become more sycophantic towards him out of respect for his win in last year’s election.
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ABC has suspended Jimmy Kimmel indefinitely after his remarks about the shooting of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk sparked backlash. The move comes as a 22-year-old suspect faces murder charges in Kirk’s killing.
President Donald Trump cheered ABC’s decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show, while taking aim at two other hosts on NBC. “Great News for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED.
Corporate America is proving to be a lame defender of free speech — even its own — against the ruthless power plays of the Trump administration.