Trump Administration, Jimmy Kimmel, and Media Brownshirting
Posted on September 19, 2025 by Yves Smith
Trump is skilled at finding and exploiting weaknesses in his opponents, even if his victories often turn out to by Pyrrhic. His Administration’s short and successful campaign to achieve the ouster of a designed Trump enemy, Jimmy Kimmel, is producing a backlash not merely and predictably on what is left of the left and the Democrat aligned, but also those on the right who have memories better than goldfish and recall the loud free speech promises Trump made while campaigning.
And more to the point, as Charlie Kirk’s friend and ally Tucker Carlson stresses below, it’s a virtual certainty that Charlie Kirk would have disapproved of the silencing of a Trump critic. That’s before getting to the fact that Kimmel’s remarks were grossly mischaracterized by FCC chief Brendan Carr in order to whip up a right wing social media mob, most of whom either had such strong priors on Kimmel or otherwise would not be bothered to check that that they would take his claims as gospel.
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2025/09/trump-administration-jimmy-kimmel-and-media-brownshirting.html
A $6.2 billion deal looms over Jimmy Kimmel's suspension
By Dan Whateley
- Jimmy Kimmel's show was suspended by ABC following criticism by FCC chair Brendan Carr.
- The two biggest local TV operators also came out swinging against Kimmel before his show was pulled.
- The companies are both pursuing, or considering, M&A deals that would require FCC approval.
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