FCC chair says US government pressure played no role in Jimmy Kimmel's suspension

[Zenlitened]

7. Translation: "Fuck you, whaddaya gonna do about it, loser?"

They know they’re lying. They know we know they’re lying. For fascists, authoritarians, whatever you want to call them, this is just another way to flex their power.

Compare with his statement just last week and point out the contradiction? Ha. They love it. Hypocrisy just another flex. They love this shit.

"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."

Nexstar and Sinclair Broadcast Group – two huge corporations that own many local television stations including dozens of ABC affiliates – weighed in within hours to announce they would pull Kimmel's show indefinitely. Then, so did ABC. Nexstar, Sinclair and ABC's corporate owner, the Walt Disney Co., all have major deals pending that require approval by either the FCC or federal antitrust regulators.

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