FCC chair Brendan Carr to face Senate grilling for first time since Jimmy Kimmel saga

Key Highlights

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• In September, Carr issued a veiled threat against ABC and Disney, suggesting he would take action over controversial comments made by the late-night host about the alleged Charlie Kirk assassin.
• Committee chair Sen.
• Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who scheduled the hearing last month, criticized Carr’s comments at the time, suggesting he sounded like an organized crime boss.
• FCC CHAIR LEVELS THREAT AGAINST ABC, DISNEY AFTER KIMMEL SUGGESTED CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSIN WAS ‘MAGA’ FCC Chair Brendan Carr told The Wall Street Journal in a new interview he will not shy away from penalizing media broadcasters who engage in misconduct.