Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday said that Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr was joking — not strong-arming ABC — about taking action against late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel after the comedian’s remarks about the suspect in the killing of conservative leader Charlie Kirk.
Vance made the comments to reporters at a North Carolina fundraiser. The vice president was asked about the Trump administration’s stance on free speech in the aftermath of Carr’s comments about doing things “the easy way or the hard way” for ABC following Kimmel’s much-criticized monologue early last week.
Hours after Carr’s comments last week, ABC suspended “Jimmy Kimmel Live” for four shows. Kimmel’s hiatus ended Tuesday night.
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