Jimmy Kimmel returned to ABC after a weeklong suspension with a 30-minute monologue addressing controversial comments and accusing the Trump administration of hypocrisy on free speech.
After a nearly weeklong suspension from ABC, Jimmy Kimmel returned to the air Tuesday with a 30-minute monologue addressing the controversial comments that led to his ouster and accusing the Trump administration of hypocrisy on free speech.
The late-night host questioned whether it was acceptable for the government to regulate « which podcasts the cellphone companies and Wi-Fi providers are allowed to let you download to make sure they serve the public interest. »
Kimmel said such an idea would have been unfathomable in the United States – a land that prides itself on its long tradition of free speech – even just 10 years ago.
He took particular aim at FCC Chairman Brendan Carr over comments Carr made last week during an interview on the conservative podcast « The Benny Show », hosted by Benny Johnson.
Carr told Johnson there were potential « avenues » the FCC could take against ABC and Disney after Kimmel suggested that Trump supporters were « desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them.
