"Television conglomerates like Nexstar and Sinclair opted to pull the show for business reasons, Carr argued, not because of anything he said. There was no threat made or suggested that if Jimmy Kimmel didn't get fired, that someone was going to lose their license, Carr said during a press conference that followed the FCC's monthly meeting."
"On 17 September, ABC announced it would indefinitely pre-empt Jimmy Kimmel Live!, hours after Carr had appeared on a conservative podcast and appeared to pressure network affiliates to stop airing the show over comments by Kimmel on the death of the far-right pundit Charlie Kirk. We can do this the easy way or the hard way, Carr had said, explaining that he wanted broadcasters to take action on Kimmel."
"Nexstar and Sinclair, two major carriers of ABC programming, quickly announced plans to pull Kimmel's show, seemingly forcing ABC's hand. Ultimately, ABC decided to bring Kimmel back the following week, and both Nexstar and Sinclair followed suit. The network's decision reportedly followed a wave of cancellations of Disney's streaming service Disney+."
"Asked at a press conference on Tuesday whether he regrets the phrasing he used when talking about Kimmel, Carr claimed the full words that I said, the full context of the interview, were very clear. For a lot of Democrats, this has really been about distortion and projection, he added."
Brendan Carr said Democrats and the media misrepresented his remarks about Jimmy Kimmel and denied threatening license revocations. ABC indefinitely pre-empted Jimmy Kimmel Live! after Carr urged affiliates to consider action following Kimmel's comments on Charlie Kirk's death. Nexstar and Sinclair announced plans to pull the show, prompting ABC to reinstate Kimmel the following week after reported Disney+ cancellations. Carr defended his wording and accused Democrats of distortion and hypocrisy, invoking prior calls to review Sinclair's broadcast licenses. The episode drew bipartisan criticism, including a statement from Senator Ted Cruz calling some remarks "dangerous as hell."
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