"We can do this the easy way or the hard way. These companies can find ways to change conduct, to take action, frankly on Kimmel, or there's going to be additional work for the FCC ahead."
"engag[ing] in the corrupt abuse of power. He has disgraced the office he holds by bullying ABC, the employer of Jimmy Kimmel, and forcing the company to bend the knee to the Trump administration. FCC Chair Brendan Carr should resign immediately."
"cowardly corporate capitulation by ABC that has put the foundation of the First Amendment in danger."
"FCC does not have the authority, the ability, or the constitutional right to police content or punish broadcasters for speech the government dislikes,"
ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air after FCC Chairman Brendan Carr urged Disney to suspend Kimmel or face regulatory consequences. Carr warned, "We can do this the easy way or the hard way," and urged broadcast stations that carry ABC content to refuse the show. Nexstar preempted the program on ABC-affiliated stations and Disney CEO Robert Iger and Dana Walden decided to preempt the show indefinitely. House Democratic leaders accused Carr of abusing power and called for his resignation and an investigation. FCC Democrat Anna Gomez called the suspension "cowardly corporate capitulation" and warned that the FCC lacks authority to police broadcasters' speech.
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