Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr has defended the ABC affiliates that have chosen not to air “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” following the reinstatement of the comedian’s program by Disney and added that Democrats are engaging in “projection and distortion” over the matter.
Disney-owned ABC suspended Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely last week following comments he made about the killing of Turning Point USA CEO Charlie Kirk on Oct. 10 at Utah Valley University.
Nexstar and Sinclair Broadcasting announced that their ABC-affiliated stations would preempt Kimmel’s show “for the foreseeable future.”
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