"United States President Donald Trump appears to be relishing in the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel after the late-night comedian's popular talk show was taken off air over comments he made about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. He made a total FOOL of himself, President Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Thursday evening, reposting a clip from last year's Academy Awards in which Kimmel spontaneously took aim at the US leader."
"Trump told reporters on his return from visiting the United Kingdom that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) which regulates all broadcasts in the US should consider removing the licences of broadcasters who hit Trump. 'I would think maybe their licence should be taken away,' Trump said, though federal law prohibits the FCC from revoking a broadcaster's licence for negative coverage or speech disliked by the government. It will be up to [FCC Chair] Brendan Carr, Trump added."
"The Disney-owned ABC network removed the Jimmy Kimmel Live show from programming indefinitely on Wednesday after an opening monologue by Kimmel in which he said the MAGA gang was trying to score political points from Kirk's death. Disney made the move after the FCC's Carr a Trump appointee appeared to imply on a right-wing podcast that Kimmel's remarks had put Disney's licence in jeopardy. 'This is a very, very serious issue right now for Disney,' Carr said."
President Donald Trump celebrated the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel after ABC removed Kimmel's talk show following comments about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Trump reposted a clip on Truth Social and wrote that Kimmel 'made a total FOOL of himself.' Trump told reporters the Federal Communications Commission should consider removing licences of broadcasters who 'hit Trump' and said 'maybe their licence should be taken away.' Federal law prohibits revoking licences for negative coverage, he acknowledged, and said the decision would be up to FCC Chair Brendan Carr. Carr suggested Kimmel's remarks could jeopardize Disney's licence, and Disney pulled Kimmel's show indefinitely.
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