Former President Obama condemned ABC for pulling Jimmy Kimmel off the airwaves following comments from a Trump administration official on Thursday, calling it "government coercion."

Why it matters: Obama, who infrequently weighs in on controversial political conversations, joined several other high-profile personalities in pointing out perceived hypocrisy in suspending Kimmel's show for comments related to Charlie Kirk's death after the MAGA movement has spent years railing against "cancel culture" and "censorship."

What they're saying: "After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn't like

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