House Democrats call for FCC chair to quit over Jimmy Kimmel suspension

Brendan Carr, the Federal Communications Commission chair, called comments made on air by Jimmy Kimmel about Charlie Kirk’s killing ‘truly sick’. Photograph: Jonathan Newton/AP

House Democratic leaders demanded the resignation of the Federal Communications Commission chair, Brendan Carr, on Thursday, accusing him of forcing ABC to suspend Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show through regulatory threats.

“Brendan Carr, the so-called chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has engaged in the corrupt abuse of power,” six lawmakers including the Democratic leader, Hakeem Jeffries, said in a joint statement. “He has disgraced the office he holds by bullying ABC, the employer of Jimmy Kimmel, and forcing the company to bend the knee to the Trump administration.”