Anna Gomez, the sole Democrat on the FCC, chided the agency for launching an early review of ABC stations’ broadcast licenses, calling it a politically motivated attempt to stifle speech.
Earlier on Tuesday, the FCC under Chairman Brendan Carr ordered an early license renewal process for eight stations owned by ABC, citing an investigation into the diversity, equity and inclusion programs at The Walt Disney Co. But the move follows calls by President Donald Trump and Melania Trump to fire Jimmy Kimmel, after he made a joke about the first lady being an “expectant widow” on a show last week.
Gomez said in a statement, “This is the most egregious action this FCC has taken in violation of the First Amendment to date. As part of its ongoing campaign of censorship and control, the White House called publicly for the silencing of a vocal critic, and this
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