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struggle4progress

(125,141 posts) Wed Sep 17, 2025, 04:33 PM Sep 17

FCC chair threatens ABC and Disney over Kimmel's remarks about Kirk [View all]

The Federal Communications Commission’s Trump-aligned chairman on Wednesday threatened to “take action” against Disney and ABC over Jimmy Kimmel’s recent comments about Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer.

During his Monday evening monologue, Kimmel suggested Kirk’s alleged killer, Tyler Robinson, might have been a pro-Trump Republican. “The MAGA Gang (is) 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 said. “In between the finger-pointing, there was grieving.”

The ABC late-night host’s remarks constituted “the sickest conduct possible,” FCC chair Brendan Carr told right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson on Wednesday. Carr suggested his FCC could move to revoke ABC affiliate licenses as a way to force Disney to punish Kimmel ...

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/media/jimmy-kimmel-charlie-kirk-trump-fcc-brendan-carr

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FCC chair threatens ABC and Disney over Kimmel's remarks about Kirk [View all] struggle4progress Sep 17 OP

That's that, say goodbye to Jimmy Kimmel Eliot Rosewater Sep 17 #1

ABC has already capitulated once, Bullies always return for more MagickMuffin Sep 17 #2

But don't call their behaviors fascist. still-prayin4rain Sep 17 #3

There are even some DUers that argue free speech isn't being threatened fujiyamasan Sep 17 #6

Pam Bondi and Stephen Miller have both been very clear. still-prayin4rain Sep 17 #7

And there goes Jimmy Kimmel still-prayin4rain Sep 17 #8

Time to Go to a Streaming Model MrWowWow Sep 17 #4

They will continue this to JBTaurus83 Sep 17 #5

christo-fascism and 6 festering piles of sh7t on the SC...... wolfie001 Sep 17 #9

Chilling. Joinfortmill Sep 17 #10

government threatening punishment for....speech. Government, not a private company. How is this constitutional???? nt wiggs Sep 17 #11

Stop. Giving. The. Bully. Your. Lunch. Money. EnergizedLib Sep 17 #12

Amen. hamsterjill Sep 17 #21

Ok, this is serious, really, really serious Grim Chieftain Sep 17 #13

If I wasn't pushing 80 bagimin Sep 17 #14

I'm right there with you. Grim Chieftain Sep 17 #17

People JBTaurus83 Sep 17 #18

Uk charged the four who posted popsdenver Sep 17 #15

Suspended indefinitely Pompoy Sep 17 #16

and im canceling disney moonshinegnomie Sep 17 #19

Funny how the FCC mentioned nothing about Fox host Kilmeade's statement about euthanizing homeless people. Hmmm 🤔 n/t aggiesal Sep 17 #20

Nexstar TV had announced they were running alternative programming in that time slot summer_in_TX Sep 17 #22

HIS REMARKS WERE ABOUT MAGA, not Kirk! DON'T ACCEPT THEIR FRAMING Maru Kitteh Sep 17 #23