Kimmel says Talarico interview won’t air after FCC threats
On Wednesday,comedian Jimmy Kimmel revealed that his interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico would not be broadcast on national TV due to pressure from the Trump administration. Kimmel, who hosts a late-night show on ABC and has a history of disagreements with President Trump, stated that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) threatened his show, network, and affiliates over the guest booking, which led to the decision to post the interview on YouTube instead. The article also includes promotional content encouraging readers to subscribe to the Washington Examiner for unlimited news access and analysis.
Comedian Jimmy Kimmel on Wednesday said his interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico would not air on national television due to pressure from the Trump administration.
Kimmel, who has a late-night show on ABC and has long feuded with President Donald Trump, inferred the Talarico interview would not air on TV because the president’s Federal Communications Commission “has threatened me, threatened our show, threatened our network, ABC, our affiliates, our local stations, based on simple, traditional editorial decisions, guest bookings it would seem they don’t like.” The interview will instead be posted on Kimmel’s YouTube channel.
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