President Donald Trump suggested that US broadcast networks should face scrutiny over their licenses if their content is overwhelmingly critical of him, and defended ABC’s decision to suspend late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s show indefinitely over remarks about the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.“That’s something that should be talked about for licensing, too. When you have a network and you have evening shows, and all they do is hit Trump,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. “They’re lic ...

It is day 242 of the second Trump administration. Tonight, Donald Trump is back in Washington after a state visit to the UK and he returns home to a new firestorm of controversy after ABC pulled late night host Jimmy Kimmel off the air indefinitely. ABC made that decision following criticism from FCC chairman Brendan Carr as well as NextStar, who is a company that operates 28 ABC affiliate stations.And it was all about comments that Kimmel made concerning the suspect in Charlie Kirk's shooting. At least tha ...

Democratic Congressman Roana of California. Congressman, thank you for joining us. Um, I do think it's important to note because Democrats were caught flatfooted at the beginning, I would argue, of this administration that Democrats on the oversight committee and the judiciary committee specifically in the House have really found their footing and you all seem to have executing um seem to be executing strategies and particularly today.I don't think, and you can correct me if I'm wrong, but it seemed from my ...

Tonight, protests outside Disney headquarters as fallout grows from the company's abrupt decision to indefinitely pull Jimmy Kimmel's late night show off the air. Condemnation swift from Democrats in Washington to Hollywood heavyweights. You can't go around firing somebody because you're fearful or trying to suck up to an authoritarian criminal uh administration in the Oval Office.That's just not how this works. But President Trump and many of his supporters praising the decision by ABC and its parent compa ...

Anyone anyone with the profound privilege of sitting in a chair like this one felt something shift over the last 16 hours. Because this afternoon it is abundantly clear to everyone, not just people who sit in chairs like this one, but every single American that the First Amendment in the hands of this current administration isn't what it used to be. It does not protect an individual's right to speak freely.That right endowed by the founders, enshrined in the constitution, fought for, bled for over the cours ...

Welcome to Meet the Press Now. I'm Kristen Welker in Washington where the White House is cracking down on what it deems the radical left and moving to retaliate against some of its most outspoken critics in the wake of the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk. The White House has publicly called for consequences and firings of anyone whose comments are seen as endorsing Kirk's death. And administration officials are cheering the indefinite suspension of ABC's Jimmy Kimmel in the wake of comments the late ni ...

Look, I'm a huge proponent of free speech. Please, I'm I'm on Jimmy Kimber's side of >> Could you have ever imagined something like this happening when you were on here. >> Yeah. Yeah.These kind of things happen all the time, but you know, you don't get cancelled saying popular things. You can cancel, you know, sometimes uh usually it's the truth that winds up getting cancelled. I think Jimmy will land on his feet.He's a talented guy. He's funny. And let's see what happens.I maybe he might be on in just a c ...

Dylan, I know you've been digging into this. Take us behind the scenes. What exactly happened? Well, the word capitulation comes to mind pretty quickly. Um, look, you laid out the timeline perfectly. The the remark was made on Monday night. I know there's been a lot of debate online on social media about the nature of the remark. I can just tell you from my own reporting that even Disney executives don't necessarily think what what Kimmel said was all that problematic. The decision that was made on Wednesda ...

We are back with the breaking news. Democrats are launching an investigation after Jimmy Kimmel's show was pulled off the air following his comments about Charlie Kirk. The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee announced they'll look into the Trump administration, ABC and Sinclair, and what he calls ongoing efforts to censor opposition to the president of the United States.And joining us now, in fact, is the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, our friend, Congressman Robert Garcia of Ca ...

And we were just discussing with Jason Baitman the latest major shakeup in late night television. Disney owned ABC announcing it's pulling Jimmy Kimmel off the air. We get more details now from NBC News correspondent Liz Kitz.>> This morning Jimmy Kimmel off the air. The host seen leaving his studio last night after ABC announced it suspending his long-running late night show indefinitely. During his monologue Monday night, Kimmel made comments about the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, accus ...