ABC shocked the TV industry last night by pulling Jimmy Kimmel Live! off air under pressure from the Trump administration, prompting anxiety over state censorship and a wave of support for the late-night host. Earlier Wednesday (September 17), Brendan Carr, the Trump-appointed chair of the Federal Communications Commission, had threatened the network with retaliation if it did not punish host Jimmy Kimmel for a joke, on Monday night’s telecast, that linked Charlie Kirk’s alleged shooter with “the MAGA gang.” Celebrities including Ben Stiller, Wanda Sykes, and Jean Smart, as well as unions such as the Writers Guild of America, strongly criticized ABC’s decision.

In the comments for which he is under fire, Kimmel said that “the MAGA Gang” was “desperately trying to characterize this kid w

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