Petitions urge ABC and Disney to keep Jimmy Kimmel on air
comedyApr 29, 202632251
MoveOn and allied progressive groups launched petitions urging ABC and Disney to keep Jimmy Kimmel on air after President Donald Trump demanded Kimmel be fired for a joke about Melania Trump. The petitions arrive as the Federal Communications Commission opened a review of ABC station licenses following Kimmel's monologue and as the White House pressed for network action. Kimmel then criticized Trump for joking about his own death, and a major broadcast trade group criticized the FCC review as government overreach. Supporters say the fight matters for free speech and for whether government pressure can influence broadcast and entertainment decisions.
