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As nationwide firings and disciplinary actions mount in the wake of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk’s shooting death, the head of the University of Missouri System warned employees that their online speech could result in termination.
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‘Morning Joe’ Rages at the ‘Madness’ of MAGA’s Free Speech Crackdown: ‘Are You Kidding Me?!’
They want to cancel late-night hosts, and it’s really unbelievable,” Joe Scarborough fumed after Jimmy Kimmel’s show was pulled.
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the president’s pledges to guarantee free speech have been replaced by efforts to suppress — and even criminalize — what their critics have to say.
Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show was suspended indefinitely by TV broadcaster ABC on Wednesday after his comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk prompted criticism from the head of the top U.
Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart defended Jimmy Kimmel and free speech during their Thursday night shows, after ABC indefinitely suspended his popular late-night show on Wednesday amid a controversy over recent comments made by the longtime host about the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer.
He also aired a clip showing Trump’s brief response to a question about how he was handling Kirk’s death. It showed Trump quickly pivoting to discussing the ballroom he’s building at the White House. But the bigger controversy stemmed from another comment about Kirk’s suspected shooter.
The South Carolina lawmaker has been rage-tweeting against a GOP lawmaker who voted against censuring Rep. Ilhan Omar.
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Can Trump Pull TV Licenses Over Political Speech? How FCC’s Powers Loomed Over Kimmel Affair
President Donald Trump’s administration has repeatedly threatened to use its power over broadcast TV licenses to police disfavored speech. Most recently, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr invoked the threat after late night show host Jimmy Kimmel accused Trump supporters of trying to use the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk to “score political points.
GOPAC Chairman David Acela and Michael LaRosa discuss Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s House speech about Charlie Kirk’s assassination and more on ‘America Reports.’