"Last week, Disney/ABC caved to Trump administration pressure. Millions of Americans helped them find their backbone. Whether you watch Jimmy Kimmel or not, today's decision is a victory for free speech,"
"We've reached out to WABC to reschedule the town hall,"
"I am withdrawing not as an indictment of the local affiliate or the hardworking journalists, but rather in response to the corporate leaders who have put their bottom line ahead of their responsibility in upholding the freedom of the press,"
"spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy."
Zohran Mamdani initially withdrew from a WABC town hall after ABC/Disney suspended Jimmy Kimmel following backlash over the host's comments about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Mamdani said his withdrawal targeted corporate leaders prioritizing their bottom line over the freedom of the press and clarified it was not an indictment of the local affiliate or journalists. After ABC reinstated Kimmel, saying it had "spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy," Mamdani said he is willing to reschedule and that they have reached out to WABC. Mamdani is the Democratic nominee in a November mayoral contest against Andrew Cuomo, Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa.
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