"ABC took comic Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show off the air indefinitely Wednesday, just hours after Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr called his comments about Charlie Kirk's assassination "truly sick." Carr is a longtime FCC commissioner named as chairman by President Donald Trump in November. In the months since, he has launched investigations of ABC, CBS and NBC news."
"He has more recently embraced Trump's ideas about social media and tech. He wrote a section devoted to the FCC in " Project 2025," a sweeping blueprint for gutting the federal workforce and dismantling federal agencies in a second Trump administration produced by the conservative Heritage Foundation. Trump has claimed he didn't know anything about Project 2025, but many of its themes have aligned with his statements."
"In March, Carr said he was opening an investigation into Walt Disney Co. and ABC to see whether they are "promoting invidious forms of DEI discrimination." He also opened separate investigations into CBS and NBC news."
ABC removed Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show indefinitely after FCC Chairman Brendan Carr called Kimmel's comments about Charlie Kirk's assassination "truly sick." Carr serves as a longtime FCC commissioner and was named chairman by President Donald Trump in November. He previously served as the commission's general counsel and was unanimously confirmed by the Senate three times with nominations from both Trump and Biden. Carr has opened investigations into ABC, CBS and NBC news and launched a probe into Walt Disney Co. and ABC over alleged promotion of "invidious forms of DEI discrimination." He has embraced elements of Project 2025 and advocated changes to social media and tech oversight.
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