Vice President JD Vance , addressing Jimmy Kimmel ‘s return to ABC, suggested that FCC Chairman Brendan Carr ‘s warning to the network’s stations was merely “a joke.”

Answering a reporter’s question about the free speech implications that have been raised over the temporary sidelining of Kimmel, Vance said, “What people will say is, ‘Didn’t the FCC commissioner put a tweet out that said something bad?’

“Well, compare … the FCC commissioner making a joke on social media. What is the government action that the Trump administration has engaged in to kick Jimmy Kimmel or anybody off else off the air? Zero. What government pressure have we brought to bear to tell people that they’re not allowed to speak their mind? Zero. We believe in free speech in the Trump administration. We are fi

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