The conservative outrage over late night host Jimmy Kimmel became apoplectic Wednesday after Brendan Carr, the Federal Communications Commission chair, went on a podcast and suggested the regulatory body could use its powers against the network that airs the show.

But the outrage had started to grow online more than 24 hours earlier — first as a whisper, then eventually as a shout, as social media users, influencers and right-wing news outlets began sharing Kimmel’s monologue, according to an analysis by The New York Times of thousands of posts on social media and mentions on radio, television and podcasts.

It began with a muted reaction on social platform X Tuesday morning after one user, whose job involves monitoring late night shows for liberal bias, posted a clip of the monologue. Co

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