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Top Oversight Dem launches probe into ABC’s Kimmel suspension

ABC suspended "Jimmy Kimmel Live" after FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and major affiliates pressured the network over Kimmel's comments linking Charlie Kirk's assassin to the MAGA movement.

  • ABC has suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! indefinitely after threats from the Federal Communications Commission, following Kimmel's comments regarding Charlie Kirk's assassination.
  • Kimmel's remarks suggested political exploitation of Kirk’s death, leading to regulatory pressure on ABC from officials linked to Donald Trump.
  • The suspension has drawn widespread criticism from various actors and unions, condemning it as a serious attack on free speech rights.
  • Former President Barack Obama also criticized the action, labeling it as a dangerous level of government coercion against the media.
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PJ Media broke the news in on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.
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