"For a hot minute this week, when ABC appeared to cave to pressure from Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr, President Donald Trump looked to be gaining ground in his war on late-night comedy. The president hasn't been shy about how much talk-show hosts and comedians annoy him. He has called them talentless and urged their networks to fire them. Yet they're still here - for now - and they won't shut up."
"Stewart, the long-time late-night great, approached the Kimmel issue head-on in two monologues in the last week. On Thursday's episode of 'The Daily Show,' he put on a satire-laden dedication to America's 'great leader' Trump, blasting the administration's stance on free speech. And on Monday, Stewart went all-in with his commentary on Trump. In his monologue, he joked about the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein."
Jimmy Kimmel returned to his ABC show and criticized President Donald Trump and Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr after an earlier suspension tied to comments about conservative podcaster Charlie Kirk. Other late-night hosts sustained public criticism of the president. Networks faced pressure as ABC momentarily appeared to cave to regulatory pressure, and Trump publicly urged networks to fire talk-show hosts. Jon Stewart delivered multiple monologues attacking the administration’s stance on free speech, satirically dedicating segments to Trump and warning that defending the constitutional republic requires continued effort. John Oliver continued political commentary while noting certain limits on his obligations.
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