“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” Kimmel, 57, said on his Sept. 15 program.<\/p>\n
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Republican Sen. Rand Paul criticized FCC Chairman Brendan Carr\u2019s comments on Jimmy Kimmel. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/p>\n
CRUZ WARNS CONSERVATIVES ‘WILL REGRET’ FCC CENSORSHIP PUSH AGAINST ABC, OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS<\/a><\/p>\n Kirk was assassinated during a college event at Utah Valley University Sept. 10. The 31-year-old father of two was answering a question about transgender mass shooters when Tyler Robinson, 22, allegedly shot him in the neck, killing him. Robinson was romantically linked to a transgender partner, and text messages released by the FBI purport to show him confessing to the murder.\u00a0<\/p>\n In response to Kimmel\u2019s broadside, FCC Chairman Carr<\/a> appeared to pressure ABC on regulatory grounds during an appearance on “The Benny Show” the following Wednesday. Hours later, ABC confirmed Kimmel\u2019s show was pulled indefinitely.<\/p>\n “We can do this the easy way or the hard way. These companies can find ways to change conduct and take action, frankly, on Kimmel, or there\u2019s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead,” Carr said.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n FCC Chair Brendan Carr called for ABC to take action on Jimmy Kimmel after he made comments about Charlie Kirk’s assassination that many found tasteless.\u00a0 (John McDonnell\/Getty)<\/p>\n BILL SIMMONS CLAIMS ‘STUPID S–T’ LIKE JIMMY KIMMEL ‘CENSORSHIP’ WILL HAPPEN THROUGH TRUMP’S PRESIDENCY<\/a><\/p>\n Paul slammed Carr\u2019s comments as “absolutely inappropriate” and said the FCC commissioner has “no business weighing in on this.” The Kentucky senator cautioned, however, that while people have the right to make controversial comments, they do not have the right to employment.<\/p>\n “People\u00a0have to also realize that\u00a0despicable comments, you have\u00a0the right to say that, but you\u00a0don\u2019t have the right to\u00a0employment.\u00a0Virtually everybody employed\u00a0probably including yourself, has\u00a0a code of conduct.\u00a0In your contract, you have to\u00a0adhere to it.\u00a0NFL players have it, baseball\u00a0players have it. If you don\u2019t\u00a0adhere to that conduct, if you\u00a0say things that are\u00a0reprehensible or glorify\u00a0someone\u2019s death, yeah, you can\u00a0be fired. The FCC should have nothing to\u00a0do with it\u2026 The government has no business\u00a0in it.\u00a0The FCC was wrong and I will\u00a0fight any attempt by the\u00a0government to get involved in\u00a0speech,” Paul told “Meet The Press” host Kristen Welker on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n Sinclair, ABC\u2019s largest affiliate group, pulled Kimmel from all of its stations Sept. 17 in the aftermath of his comments. The company issued a statement thanking Carr for his comments, and presented Kimmel with a list of demands he would need to meet for Sinclair to resume airing his program.\u00a0<\/p>\n Jimmy Kimmel has been indefinitely suspended from ABC.\u00a0 (Screenshot\/”Jimmy Kimmel Live!”)<\/p>\n![\"Brendan](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gettyimages-2215644444-scaled.jpg\")
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