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The president of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, castigated the Democratic Senator of the State of California Scott Wiener on Tuesday for having called to break Sinclair Broadcast Group because he keeps the end of evening Jimmy Kimmel of his ABC stations.
Carr stressed Wiener as an example of democratic legislators accusing opponents of having stifled freedom of expression while committing themselves.
“And that’s it. On Kimmel, the Democrats are only engaged in projection and distortion,” posted the named by Trump on X in response to the Wiener position.
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The president of the FCC, Brendan Carr, called the Democratic Senator of the State of California this week for having threatened to break the distribution company Sinclair. (Bloomberg / Contributor)
The post of legislator of the progressive state attacked Sinclair in response to the news that the conglomerate of the media would continue to refuse to broadcast “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Throughout the country, his comments falsely suggesting that the alleged murderer of Charlie Kirk is a supporter of Maga.
Sinclair – Who exploits dozens of ABC affiliates – made this announcement after Disney restored Kimmel’s program this Tuesday after having suspended it for several days after his comments Kirk.
“From Tuesday evening, Sinclair will preempt” Jimmy Kimmel Live! “In our ABC affiliation stations and replace it with news programming.
Nexstar Media Group, which has 32 ABC affiliation stations, also announced on Tuesday that it would continue to pre -empt “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
Kimmel’s suspension triggered the indignation among the liberals, who called him the government’s censorship. Many highlighted the interview with the Podcast of the President of the FCC where he suggested that the Commission could take measures if Disney had not done so. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, was one of the right-wing votes that criticized the FCC, comparing it to a crowd shakedown.
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The demonstrators protest against the suspension of the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Show outside the El Capitan Theater, where the show was shot, in Hollywood, California, on Friday September 19, 2025. (Jill Connelly / Bloomberg via Getty Images)
When Sinclair refused to return Kimmel to his air, Wiener seemed to threaten the government of government action.
“I can’t wait to break Sinclair.
In a position shared a few hours earlier, Wiener accused President Donald Trump “and his friends” of continuing to “put pressure on the media to comply with their will”.
Carr responded to Wiener’s post on Tuesday, saying that it was proof that the Liberals project their will to use the government’s power over their opponents. He added that the Democrats distort the question by blaming Trump rather than Disney for the suspension of Kimmel.
“Projection because the Democrats are those who have spent years illegally arming the government to silence dissent. And it is the Democrats who will start everything again-as they tell you today,” he wrote.
“The distortion because the Democrats want to blame something other than Disney and their local television channels for the suspension of Kimmel. These companies have decided that, in their opinion, a suspension had a meaning. The relationship with this subject is clear.”
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Jimmy Kimmel’s late evening will return to ABC on Tuesday, but not to the subsidiaries of Nexstar or Sinclair. (Lou Rocco / Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
Carr praised Sinclair for resisting Disney for his decision.
“In particular, this is the first time recently that all local television channels have been postponing a national programmer like Disney,” he published. “And that’s a good thing because we want the local autonomous local television channels.
When asked for comments on the Carr post, Wiener’s representatives stressed Wiener’s response to Carr on X.
“The unqualified president of Trump Hack FCC:” Democrats are those who silence freedom of expression and to stop them, we must leave the Mega Silent Societies The criticism of law “. Do you hear?
Sinclair did not respond to the request for comments from Fox News Digital.
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