"In his September 15 monologue, Kimmel said: We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang trying to characterise this kid who killed Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them. 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 is building at the White House."
"They have a licence granted by us at the FCC that comes with it an obligation to operate in the public interest, Carr told Johnson. I mean, look, we can do this the easy way or the hard way. These companies can find ways to change conduct to take actions, frankly, on Kimmel, or there's going to be additional work for the FCC ahead."
"Carr likened Kimmel's comment to news distortion, which is against the FCC's rules for broadcasters. The commissioner's comments were widely interpreted as being addressed to ABC, Kimmel's employer, and the network's independently owned affiliates. The independent stations, as well as ABC because it is a network that also owns stations, fall under the FCC's purview. Before ABC announced it was halting Kimmel's show, two companies that own a range of ABC"
Jimmy Kimmel's September 15 monologue characterized the suspected killer of Charlie Kirk as affiliated with MAGA and included a clip of Trump's brief response that pivoted to the White House ballroom. Jimmy Kimmel Live! drew conservative criticism for those remarks. ABC pulled Kimmel off the air shortly thereafter. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr tied broadcaster obligations to FCC licences and warned of further regulatory action if companies did not change conduct. Carr framed the remarks as potential news distortion under FCC rules. Carr's comments were widely interpreted as directed at ABC and its independently owned affiliates, which fall under FCC jurisdiction.
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