Explained: Why Jimmy Kimmel was fired by ABC; and what it says about free speech in Trump's America

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr seized on this, calling Kimmel’s comments misleading and warning that ABC could face regulatory consequences if it didn’t act. Within hours, two of ABC’s largest affiliate groups — Nexstar and Sinclair — announced they would stop airing the show. By evening, ABC itself pulled Kimmel “indefinitely.”