Zohran Mamdani: “ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel off the air after the FCC sought to…”

“And this past week, we saw an illustration of that authoritarian administration and their attack on these freedoms as they showcased, once again, an attack on the First Amendment. ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel off the air after the FCC sought to pressure them. And the parent companies, nexstar and Sinclair, put the decision of their merger, the factors that they are considering as part of that, in front of those very freedoms and that very First Amendment right.” (01:10–01:19)

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