The network made the move after the Nexstar Media Group, which owns and operates a large number of individual ABC affiliate stations, announced it would block "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" from airing indefinitely.

Kimmel had declared on TV that the assassin who murdered Charlie Kirk was a member of "the MAGA gang"—a claim which investigators have refuted by revealing evidence they've uncovered about the primary suspect.

Kimmel also claimed this week that "many in MAGA land are working very hard to capitalize on the murder of Charlie Kirk."

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr called the comments "truly sick," contending that Kimmel was spreading misinformation.

Carr said the FCC has a strong case for holding Kimmel, ABC, and network parent Walt Disney Co. accountable for what appeared to be an intentional effort to mislead the public.

"This is a very, very serious issue right now for Disney," Carr said on the Benny Johnson podcast. "We can do this the easy way or the hard way. These companies can find ways to take action on Kimmel or there is going to be additional work for the FCC ahead."

One FCC Commissioner, Anna Gomez, is protesting the move, accusing the administration of "using the weight of government power to suppress lawful expression."

But Nexstar's broadcasting division president, Andrew Alford, had criticized Kimmel's accusations about Kirk's death as being "offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse."

Much like the now-fired CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert, Kimmel's ABC show often veered into anti-Trump political commentary.

AP reports that a spokesperson for Kimmel did not immediately return a call for comment. And there was no immediate comment from Kimmel, whose contract was already set to end in May 2026. Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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