"The DEI angle is being used as a pretext to go after ABC because the president doesn't like Kimmel."
"Today's action represents the most egregious assault on the First Amendment that we have seen this agency take."
"Targeting the local licenses in order to punish a broadcast network, in order to silence critics, and in order to retaliate against a couple of talents at the network? It's outrageous."
"This is clearly motivated by this administration's desire to retaliate against critics and to control how the media operates."
The FCC, led by Brendan Carr, initiated an early review of Disney's ABC broadcast licenses, coinciding with Trump and Melania's demand for Jimmy Kimmel's firing. Critics, including former FCC chief counsel Robert Corn-Revere, argue that the DEI investigation is a pretext for targeting ABC due to Kimmel's criticism of Trump. FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez condemned the action as a severe violation of First Amendment rights, emphasizing that it represents a dangerous precedent for media companies facing government retaliation.
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