Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) condemned Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr for suggesting the agency could take action against ABC and its affiliates over comments made by Jimmy Kimmel, saying the threats violate the First Amendment and demanding Carr provide written responses by the end of the week.

Peters tweeted Monday that it is “unacceptable for the FCC to threaten a media organization because the President does not like the content,” attaching a letter to Carr that criticizes remarks he made about ABC, Disney, and affiliates over late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. Peters’ letter, dated September 18, 2025, accuses Carr of weaponizing the FCC to censor political speech and warned that such actions “fly in the face of the First Amendment.”

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