US EditionTed Cruz Plays the Long Game
Sen. Ted Cruz condemned FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s threats as mafia-like pressure that led to Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension, prompting calls for congressional oversight of the FCC.
- On Friday, Sen. Ted Cruz took to his podcast Verdict with Ted Cruz to call Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr's actions `dangerous as hell` and quoted Carr saying, `We can do this the easy way or the hard way`.
- Media companies cited business and safety concerns when ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel indefinitely last Wednesday and Nexstar Media Group stopped airing the show amid FCC merger approval, while Disney's reversal likely reflected pressures over $4B losses.
- Senate Commerce Committee Democrats urged Sen. Ted Cruz to hold an oversight hearing, citing his jurisdiction over FCC Chair Brendan Carr and the committee's duty to demand answers.
- Cruz's intervention produced mixed reactions: President Donald Trump told reporters last Friday, `So I disagree with Ted Cruz on that,` while Cruz was attacked for defending Jimmy Kimmel and praised by John Cleese, and Sen. Rand Paul called Carr's threats `absolutely inappropriate`.
- FCC Chair Brendan Carr has suggested further regulatory action, while Senate Commerce Committee Democrats urge a hearing `at a time when free speech is under threat,` with John Oliver and Sen. Ted Cruz uniting in criticism.
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FCC chair doubles down on Jimmy Kimmel hours before show set to return
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr is doubling down on his attempt to punish Jimmy Kimmel — and now blames Democrats for the wave of backlash after Disney and ABC pulled the show last week. "Democrats just keep digging themselves a deeper & deeper hole on Kimmel," Carr wrote on X....
Ted Cruz Plays the Long Game
Jonathan Martin: “By likening the intimidation tactics of President Donald Trump’s FCC to the mafia in the case of The Government v. Jimmy Kimmel, Cruz imparted a valuable lesson his colleagues, and everyone in public life, should mind: This is still America, and you can speak up about your principles.”
What to Know About FCC Chair Brendan Carr
WASHINGTON—ABC’s recent suspension of late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel over his comments on the assassination of Charlie Kirk sparked a national debate. The now-lifted suspension followed criticism of the left-leaning comedian’s remarks from Brendan Carr, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which regulates radio, television, Wi-Fi, cable, satellite, and digital communications across the United States. The Walt Disney C…
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