FCC Chair Brendan Carr is being roasted for supporting free speech before attacking Kimmel

GOP’s Rand Paul Says He Will Fight FCC Meddling in Free Speech

Senator Rand Paul said it’s “absolutely inappropriate” for President Donald Trump’s top media regulator to intervene in media companies’ content, joining scattered Republican criticism following the suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.

FCC Chair Brendan Carr is being roasted for supporting free speech before attacking Kimmel

FCC chairman Brendan Carr has been a free speech proponent. Just look at his social media posts. But he has a problem with Jimmy Kimmel.

‘Do it the easy way or the hard way’: FCC chair sparks free speech crisis

FCC chair Brendan Carr this past week warned ABC to “do this the easy way or the hard way.” Hours later, ABC benched late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel—right as the network’s media partners push a multi-billion-dollar merger that hinges on FCC approval. Pres. Trump piled on, declaring that any critical coverage of him should be “illegal.” Why all the government threats, corporate capitulation, and muzzling of free speech leave our democracy …