Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California delivered a sharp warning about the Trump administration’s corrupt attacks on free speech—all while wearing a “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” hat.
“I want to make it clear: There's going to be a Democratic majority in just over a year,” Swalwell said during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday, referring to the 2026 midterm elections. “And to the FCC [Federal Communications Commission] chairperson and anyone involved in these dirty deals, get a lawyer and save your records because you're going to be in this room and you're going to be answering questions about the deals that you struck and who benefited and what the cost was to the American people because that happened.”
Swalwell called out FCC Chair Brendan Carr, in particular, because Carr ap