"I have seen no reporting that there was pressure from the White House on Jimmy Kimmel, McEnany said. There were public comments made by [FCC Chair Brendan] Carr, but no indication that there was a discussion with Sinclair or the like, but that would be lost upon much of the media."
"With all due respect to former President Obama, he has no idea what he's talking about, Leavitt answered. The decision to fire Jimmy Kimmel and to cancel his show came from executives at ABC. That has now been reported. And I can assure you, it did not come from the White House, and there was no pressure given from the president of the United States."
The White House denied any involvement in ABC's suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show and said the network's executives made the decision. Jimmy Kimmel was suspended after a monologue accusing the MAGA movement of trying to characterize the person who murdered Charlie Kirk as one of theirs and of exploiting the death for political points. Kayleigh McEnany noted no reporting shows White House pressure and referenced public comments by FCC Chair Brendan Carr. Karoline Leavitt rejected former President Barack Obama's suggestion of muzzling, said President Trump was unaware when informed, and called Kimmel's statements knowingly false.
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