FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s war on the First Amendment
PolicyUpdated Jul 15, 2026, 9:30 PM UTCFCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s war on the First Amendmentby Kevin NguyenLinkShareRSSGiftAs the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr has authority over the nation’s TV, radio, and internet. But since Donald Trump was elected to his second term, Carr has wielded that power to threaten broadcasters that have exercised their free speech rights to make jokes about the president. He was even able to get ABC to briefly pull Jimmy Kimmel from his late-night show.
- ▪PolicyUpdated Jul 15, 2026, 9:30 PM UTCFCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s war on the First Amendmentby Kevin NguyenLinkShareRSSGiftAs the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr has authority over the nation’s TV, radio, an
- ▪But since Donald Trump was elected to his second term, Carr has wielded that power to threaten broadcasters that have exercised their free speech rights to make jokes about the president.
- ▪He was even able to get ABC to briefly pull Jimmy Kimmel from his late-night show.
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PolicyUpdated Jul 15, 2026, 9:30 PM UTCFCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s war on the First Amendmentby Kevin NguyenLinkShareRSSGiftAs the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr has authority over the nation’s TV, radio, and internet. But since Donald Trump was elected to his second term, Carr has wielded that power to threaten broadcasters that have exercised their free speech rights to make jokes about the president. He was even able to get ABC to briefly pull Jimmy Kimmel from his late-night show.
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