"On Wednesday's The Five, Tarlov said Trump's public comments on Kimmel's return to his show make it clear as day that the entire situation boiled down to government pressure. Tarlov cited FCC Chair Brendan Carr's public comments on Kimmel just hours before ABC announced his indefinite suspension. We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, Kimmel said on his show."
"Frankly, when you see stuff like this, I mean look, we can do this the easy way or the hard way, Carr said in response to Kimmel. These companies can find ways to change conduct and take action, frankly, on Kimmel, or there's going to be additional work for the FCC ahead. Kimmel's show continues to be protested by broadcast groups Sinclair and Nexstar."
Jessica Tarlov argued that President Donald Trump's public comments have effectively made Jimmy Kimmel unfireable by turning him into a symbol in First Amendment debates. Tarlov pointed to FCC Chair Brendan Carr's remarks hours before ABC announced Kimmel's indefinite suspension, where Carr warned broadcasters to change conduct or face FCC action. Kimmel criticized MAGA supporters following the killing of Charlie Kirk, prompting objections and references to Utah officials saying suspect Tyler Robinson had been indoctrinated in far-left ideology. Broadcast groups Sinclair and Nexstar protested Kimmel's show. Trump posted on Truth Social criticizing ABC's decision and framing Kimmel's return.
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