FCC Chair Carr says ‘we’re not done yet’ after Jimmy Kimmel suspension by ABC
Published Thu, Sep 18 20259:53 AM EDT
Dan Mangan CNBC
Carr also told CNBC’s “ Squawk on the Street” that “we’re not done yet” with the changes in “the media ecosystem” that are consequences of President Donald Trump’s election last fall.
ABC on Wednesday night said it was pulling “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the air “indefinitely” because of the host’s comments, which linked Kirk’s alleged killer, Tyler Robinson, to Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement.
“The issue that arose here, where lots and lots of people were upset, was not a joke,” Carr said Thursday on CNBC.
“It was not making fun,” said Carr, who hours before Kimmel’s show was pulled off the air suggested the FCC might take action against ABC and its parent company, Disney.
“It was appearing to directly mislead the American public about a significant factthat probably one of the most significant political events we’ve had in a long time, for the most significant political assassination we’ve seen in a long time,” he said.
A day before those documents were filed, Kimmel, in his show’s opening monologue Monday, said, “The MAGA Gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it.”
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“I do think that again, we are in the midst of a massive shift in dynamics in the media ecosystem for lots of reasons, again, including the permission structure that President Trump’s election has provided,” the FCC chief said.
“And I would simply say we’re not done yet with seeing the consequences of that,” he said.
CNBC anchor David Faber followed up on that.
“What does that mean when you say you’re not done yet?” Faber asked. “Then, I mean, will you only be pleased when none of these comedians have a show on broadcast television?”
Carr replied, “No, it’s not any particular show or any particular person. It’s just we’re in the midst of a very disruptive moment right now, and I just, frankly, expect that we’re going to continue to see changes in the media ecosystem.”
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Kimmel was right and wrong. He was right about desperate attempts by MAGA influencers and followers to pin a political tag on Robinson that tarred any opposition group.. Robinson grew up in a MAGA household and community but that was the limited extent to which he "was" MAGA. His personal relationship with a transgender female in transition over the last year and societal ostracism of the transgenders led to his outrage and eventual assassination of Kirk.
Kimmel probably should've been given a pass since some of the things they claim to have gotten him were based on information released by the police after the show aired. It's merely opinion at that point. |
