Conan O’Brien called out the Trump administration on Friday for spearheading the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show. The former late-night host said President Donald Trump’s rhetoric around FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s successful attack on ABC to pull Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air “should disturb” people of all political affiliations. O’Brien, who previously hosted Late Night with Conan O’Brien, wrote in a post on X, “The suspension of [Jimmy Kimmel] and the promise to silence other Late Night hosts for criticizing the administration should disturb everyone on the Right, Left, and Center.” He added, “It’s wrong and anyone with a conscience knows it’s wrong.” On Thursday, Trump said “97 percent” of networks are against him and suggested the FCC should pull more licenses. “They’re getting a license,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. “I think maybe their license should be taken away.” The communications chief affirmed Trump’s view on Thursday in an interview with CNBC. Host Carl Quintanilla asked Carr if he supports Trump’s wish to have NBC pull Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers off the air. “We’re in the midst of a massive shift in dynamics in the media ecosystem for lots of reasons, including the permission structure that President Trump’s election has provided,” Carr said. “I would simply say we’re not done yet with seeing the consequences of that shift.”
The suspension of @jimmykimmel and the promise to silence other Late Night hosts for criticizing the administration should disturb everyone on the Right, Left, and Center. It’s wrong and anyone with a conscience knows it’s wrong.
