Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic frontrunner in the race for New York City mayor , said Monday he would not participate in an upcoming town hall on WABC-TV, citing ABC's decision to pre-empt "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"

Mamdani's announcement came hours before the Walt Disney Company said Kimmel will return to air as of Tuesday , after which Mamdani said he would go ahead and reschedule his appearance.

Kimmel was taken off the air last week after he suggested in a monologue that President Trump's allies were trying to use Charlie Kirk's assassination for political gain. ABC announced it would "indefinitely" pre-empt the show after Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr said the network should "take action" over the comments. Station owners Nexstar -- which needs the FCC to ap

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