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Don Carr the License Godfather

Ted Cruz Blasts FCC Chair Carr: Compares License Threats to Mob Tactics

Published September 19, 2025

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A trading card parody painting Don Carr as the mob-like enforcer of broadcast compliance, with threatening notes and tentacles, after Cruz likened Carr's threats over Kimmel to mafia behavior.

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Senator Ted Cruz sharply criticized FCC Chair Brendan Carr, accusing him of sounding like a mob boss after he threatened to revoke ABC’s licenses if it aired Jimmy Kimmel’s show, following controversial remarks. Cruz condemned the rhetoric as dangerous, likening it to mafia threats

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