Kimmel's ABC show won't air interview with Democrat because of Trump FCC threats
Summary
Jimmy Kimmel will interview Senate candidate James Talarico on YouTube, not on ABC TV, because of pressure from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FCC, led by Chairman Brendan Carr, is reviewing ABC’s licenses and investigating political interviews after complaints from President Donald Trump and others.Key Facts
- Jimmy Kimmel’s usual TV interview with Democratic candidate James Talarico will only be on YouTube to avoid FCC-related problems for ABC stations.
- FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has threatened to revoke ABC station licenses over perceived "news distortion" related to Kimmel’s show.
- The FCC started an early license review of ABC’s TV stations following President Trump’s call to fire Kimmel over a joke.
- The FCC is investigating ABC’s The View after it aired an interview with James Talarico, questioning if it should keep its exemption from the “equal-time” rule.
- The “equal-time” rule means TV stations must give equal airtime to opposing political candidates if requested.
- The FCC now wants talk shows motivated by political reasons to follow the equal-time rule, but has not applied this to mostly conservative talk radio.
- Democratic FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez criticized the FCC’s threats as unlawful and harming press freedom.
- Similar pressure also affected Stephen Colbert’s interview with Talarico, which was moved to YouTube after legal concerns.
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