"The sequence of events here could not be clearer, because it was all done in plain view. Carr leaned on broadcasters to take down Kimmel. They did that, sometimes even directly citing Carr while doing so, and then Carr celebrated with a fun GIF. That sure seems like a pretty clear case of the government pressuring companies to censor speech. And it's not like Trump is even trying to hide it."
"Kimmel's show was taken off the air last week after backlash to claiming that the MAGA gang was 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. The comments were then highlighted by Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr on a podcast Wednesday that he said was telling companies what to do and triggered a pile-on by affiliate conglomerates before ABC ousted Kimmel."
John Oliver accused Disney CEO Bob Iger of capitulating to Goodfellas-style political pressure from the Trump administration after ABC suspended late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. Kimmel's show was pulled following backlash over comments characterizing the MAGA movement's response to the kid who murdered Charlie Kirk and attempts to score political points. Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr highlighted Kimmel's remarks on a podcast and urged broadcasters to act, prompting affiliates like Nexstar and Sinclair to pull the program and ABC to oust Kimmel. The sequence of actions and Carr's public celebration drew allegations of government pressure to censor speech.
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