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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr threatened ABC's broadcast license over a Jimmy Kimmel monologue about Charlie Kirk.

Carr suggested Kimmel could be suspended for his comments.

Carr celebrated other actions against media figures and outlets critical of the Trump administration.

Update: In a stunning move, ABC announced Wednesday, Sept. 17 that is was taking "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" off the air indefinitely, after FCC chairman Brendan Carr threatened Kimmel and the network on a podcast over comments Kimmel made about the man charged with shooting Charlie Kirk. In a year of gutless moves by major media companies, this may be the most gutless. ABC should be ashamed.

Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, threatened ABC, Disney and Jimmy Kimmel ov

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