Congressional Democratic leaders called for the resignation of FCC Chair Brendan Carr for his role in pressuring Walt Disney’s ABC network to pull Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air. Kimmel’s show was pulled Wednesday night after Carr told podcast host Benny Johnson he had a strong case to punish Kimmel, ABC and Disney over remarks the late-night host made about the killing of Republican activist Charlie Kirk.
Former President Barack Obama joined the furor with a rare public statement on a political controversy of the moment: “After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level,” Obama wrote in a social media post.