FCC's Carr says Jimmy Kimmel appeared to 'mislead' public on Charlie Kirk killing
Federal Communications CommissionChairmanBrendan Carron Thursday said that ABC late-night hostJimmy Kimmelappeared to "mislead" the American public about facts regarding conservative activistCharlie Kirk's killing in the days leading up to his show's suspension.
ABC on Wednesday night said it was pulling "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" off the air "indefinitely" as a result of the host's comments, which linked Kirk's alleged killer, Tyler Robinson, to PresidentDonald Trump's "Make America Great Again" movement.
"The issue that arose here, where lots and lots of people were upset, was not a joke," Carr said during an interview Thursday with CNBC's "Squawk on the Street."
"It was not making fun," said Carr, who hours before KImmel's show was pulled off the air suggested the FCC might take action against ABC and its parent company,Disney.
"It was appearing to directly mislead the American public about a significant factthat probably one of the most significant political events we've had in a long time, for the most significant political assassination we've seen in a long time," he said.
Utah court documentsfiled Tuesday in connection with the murder charge against Robinson say his mother told investigators, "Over the last year or so, her son had become more political and hadstarted to lean more to the left, becoming more pro gay and trans-rights oriented."
Those documents also say that when Robinson was asked why he killed Kirk, "Robinson explained there is too much evil, and [Kirk] spreads too much hate."
A day before those documents were filed, KImmel, in his show'sopening monologue Monday, said "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."
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