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September 19, 20251:27 PM ET
David Folkenflik

... suspension of late night comic Jimmy Kimmel by ABC is just the latest example of Carr's intervention over political speech.

It is also the most blatant.

While Kimmel's remarks over speculation by some of the president's supporters about the ideological motivations of the murderer of Charlie Kirk sparked an uproar among conservatives, it was Carr's reaction that led to a swift domino effect.

"We can do this the easy way or the hard way," Carr told the right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson. "These companies can find ways to change conduct to take action on Kimmel or, you know, there's going to be additional work for the FCC ahead" ...

https://www.npr.org/2025/09/19/nx-s1-5546764/fcc-brendan-carr-kimmel-trump-free-speech