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ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel, Trump Floats Revoking Networks' Licenses Over Criticism
Published September 18, 2025
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A parody card spotlighting the threatened clampdown on free speech after ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Trump suggests culling broadcast licenses from critical networks.
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ABC has pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air indefinitely after host Jimmy Kimmel made comments about Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Trump praised the move and floated the possibility that TV networks which deliver mostly negative coverage about him might have their broadcast licenses revoked. FCC Chair Brendan Carr made regulatory threats; critics warn this is government pressure on media expression.
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