\u201cAfter years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn\u2019t like,\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Obama wrote on X. He linked to a Vox report, reposted by Yahoo News, which called the suspension\u00a0\u201cTrump\u2019s most brazen attack on free speech yet.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The strong criticism came just a day after ABC stopped production of the late-night show. The decision followed remarks by FCC chairman Brendan Carr, a Trump appointee, who warned networks, saying,\u00a0\u201cThese companies can find ways to change conduct and take action, frankly, on Kimmel or there\u2019s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The trouble started after Kimmel criticized MAGA supporters during Monday\u2019s broadcast.\u00a0He referenced the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk<\/a>\u00a0and accused Trump loyalists of trying to distance themselves from the shooter.\u00a0\u201cWe hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them,\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Kimmel\u00a0said<\/a>.<\/p>\nFCC Pressure And Kimmel\u2019s Fallout<\/h2>\n
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