'The View' Hosts 'Muzzled' From Trump Criticism Amid FCC Battle?

Brendan Carr Cries, Calls Jimmy Kimmel Censorship A ‘Hoax’

from the some-people-shouldn't-have-power dept.

Censorship needs no justification in Trump's America

The president of the United States now decides what airs on late-night televisionOn Wednesday, Jimmy Kimmel announced that his interview with James Talarico, the Democrat running for a U.S. Senate seat in Texas, would not air on ABC, citing threats from President Donald Trump's ‌Federal Communications Commission (FCC) against his show. The interview went to YouTube instead, and ABC declined to comment.The justification from the FCC, run by the T…

'The View' Hosts 'Muzzled' From Trump Criticism Amid FCC Battle?

'The View' returned for Season 30 despite cancellation rumors. But fans think the hosts have been 'muzzled' from criticizing President Trump.

Trump FCC Equal Time Threats Force Jimmy Kimmel To Move Key Texas Senate Interview to YouTube

Jimmy Kimmel moved his James Talarico Senate interview to YouTube after citing FCC pressure over political candidate appearances on ABC

FCC Veterans To D.C. District Court: Carr Threat To Free Speech

A bipartisan coalition of 18 former FCC decisionmakers has gained the support of two Washington think tanks, which filed an amicus brief with a federal district court in Washington, D.C., in support of a request for emergency relief made by The Walt Disney Company's ABC Television Network.