Overview

• ABC parent Disney paused Jimmy Kimmel’s late‑night show indefinitely after controversy over his comments about the alleged killer of Charlie Kirk.
• FCC Chair Brendan Carr called Kimmel’s remarks “repugnant” and publicly suggested reviewing or revoking ABC affiliates’ licenses to pressure Disney.
• Carr said “we can do this the easy way or the hard way,” framing licensing power as leverage to induce action against the program.
• President Donald Trump, asked outside the White House, said his administration had no role in ABC’s decision to suspend the show.
• FCC Commissioner Anna Gómez and legal experts cited the First Amendment and Section 326 to argue the agency lacks censorship authority, with figures such as Robert Corn‑Revere and FIRE criticizing Carr’s approach.