FCC Chair Brendan Carr told Hannity that ABC affiliates were right to drop Jimmy Kimmel on Wednesday, saying broadcasters must serve the public interest and not politics.

Popular American comedian and on-air personality Jimmy Kimmel is facing backlash following his commentary on political activist Charlie Kirk’s death.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said on Sunday he does not share Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) concern over free speech after FCC Chair Brendan Carr threatened to “take action” against ABC if it did

ABC has taken Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show off the air indefinitely. The decision came hours after FCC chairman Brendan Carr criticized Kimmel's comments about Charlie Kirk's assassination as “truly sick.

In the 24 hours after ABC announced it was pulling Jimmy Kimmel’s show off the air, FCC chairman Brendan Carr has made a wave of media appearances, on CNBC, Fox News and a podcast, and he’s made more threats.

Jimmy Kimmel Live! was suspended on Wednesday, two days after Kimmel mocked MAGA Republicans for attempting to distance their own political ideologies from those of Charlie Kirk’s alleged murderer, Tyler Robinson.

Former President Barack Obama also warned “after years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level.”