UPDATED, with additional reaction: Democrats continued to call on media companies to stand up to the Trump administration, even after ABC ‘s announcement that Jimmy Kimmel would return to the airwaves on Tuesday.

The sole Democrat on the FCC , Anna Gomez , said in a statement, “I am glad to see Disney find its courage in the face of clear government intimidation. More importantly, I want to thank those Americans from across the ideological spectrum who spoke loudly and courageously against this blatant attempt to silence free speech. It will continue to be up to us as citizens to push back against this Administration’s growing campaign of censorship and control.

“As this FCC considers steps that would let the same billion-dollar media conglomerates that caved in to government pr

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