Jimmy Kimmel Made His Return. His Monologue Was Revealing.
SlateOCT 2025
Trump's authoritarian pressure campaign temporarily worked through FCC threats and corporate intimidation. Carr explicitly threatened ABC's broadcast licenses while Nexstar and Sinclair — companies with pending FCC business — immediately pulled Kimmel's show. The massive cultural backlash from unions, celebrities and even some Republicans forced Disney to reverse course, proving that organized resistance can defeat government censorship attempts.
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