The F.C.C.’s Brendan Carr Plans to Keep Going After the Media Following Jimmy Kimmel’s Return

Fact check: Vance, rewriting last week’s history, claims FCC chair just made a ‘joke’ about Kimmel

Vice President JD Vance tried Wednesday to rewrite the history of what happened before ABC suspended late-night host Jimmy Kimmel last week, saying a commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission merely made “a joke on social media” on the subject of Kimmel.

Vance: FCC Chief Was Joking Amid Kimmel Flap

Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday said that Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr was joking — not strong-arming ABC — about taking action against late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel after the comedian's remarks about the suspect in the killing of conservative leader Charlie Kirk. Vance made the comments to reporters at a North Carolina fundraiser. The vice president was asked about the Trump administration's stance on free speech …

FCC Chair's Kimmel Threat Was Just A 'Joke,' JD Vance Claims

Trump, meanwhile, continues to fire off menacing warnings to ABC.

Ted Cruz Criticizes FCC’s Brendan Carr Over ABC License Threat

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VP insists FCC chief's threat to revoke ABC licenses for airing Kimmel's show was a 'joke'

Vice President JD Vance is claiming that threats made by Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr toward ABC and its parent company, Disney — threats that were supported by President Donald Trump’s remarks — were merely a “joke.”Carr has control over broadcasters’ licenses, a fact obviously clear to Disney/ABC when he suggested to right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel should be taken off the air.John…

Vance: FCC Chairman's Kimmel Threat Was Just a 'Joke'

Correction: The headline has been changed to accurately reflect Brendan Carr’s title Vice President JD Vance is claiming that threats made by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr toward ABC and its parent company, Disney — threats that were supported by President Donald Trump’s remarks — were merely a “joke.” Carr has control over broadcasters’ licenses, a fact obviously clear to Disney/ABC when he suggested to right-wing podc…