FCC commissioner: Kimmel’s ‘self-censorship’ shows Trump’s bid to ‘control’ media working

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Trending on The Hill - September 10, 2026

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The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) lone Democratic commissioner is pointing to ABC comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s decision not to broadcast an interview with Texas Senate nominee James Talarico (D) as evidence of what she called the Trump administration’s attempts to stifle free press.

“Jimmy Kimmel’s decision to keep his interview with a Senate candidate off the air shows just how far this Administration’s campaign of censorship and control has gone,” said FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez, an appointee of former President Biden, in a Thursday........

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