"Suspending Jimmy Kimmel's show is the latest in government censorship. After the cancelling of Stephen Colbert, Donald Trump celebrated and targeted Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon and Seth Myers. Two down, two to go. Then, Trump said federal regulators should revoke broadcast licenses over late-night hosts who speak negatively about him. This is a direct assault on free speech and First Amendment rights, and a prime example of Trump's dictatorship ambitions and methods."
"The suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! is nothing less than an attack on free speech and an assault on our Constitution. This is how censorship starts silencing voices that dare to challenge, mock or speak truth to power. Brendan Carr, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission, who bears responsibility for this disgrace, should resign immediately or be removed. If not, Congress must haul him in to testify and answer for this blatant attack on free speech."
Jimmy Kimmel Live! was suspended after comments connected to the killing of Charlie Kirk. The suspension followed cancellations and public targeting of late-night hosts such as Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and Seth Myers. Public statements urging federal regulators to revoke broadcast licenses for hosts who speak negatively about a president intensified concerns. Critics call the actions an attack on free speech and the First Amendment and characterize them as authoritarian and censorship-driven. Calls for accountability focus on Brendan Carr, chair of the Federal Communications Commission. Observers warn that silencing late-night hosts could expand to journalists, writers and any citizen whose views are deemed inconvenient, creating a constitutional crisis.
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