“ABC is stupid,” one ABC source fumed. “They should have edited Kimmel. They know Trump is after him. Their standards department should have flagged it. They should have known better.”

Jake Tapper tells Colbert removal of Kimmel ‘direct’ violation of First Amendment

Trump praised FCC Chair Brendan Carr and drew a direct link between coverage that the president views as negative and the prospect of TV licenses being revoked as a consequence.