"Communications director Anita Dunn called the network a wing of the Republican Party, senior aides piled on, and the Treasury Department even tried to exclude Fox from a pool interview. The backlash was immediate. Jake Tapper, then ABC's White House correspondent and now a regular target of Fox opinion hosts, pushed back forcefully during a press briefing led by Obama Press Secretary Robert Gibbs."
"Fast forward to 2025, and the echoes are unmistakable. Kimmel, a comedian, not a news network, suddenly finds himself subject to similar pressure. The Trump administration and the FCC are stepping into the editorial booth, signaling which voices are acceptable and which might be silenced. And, like 2009, the attempt backfires. Kimmel's monologues are ricocheting across social media, amplified by the very pressure intended to suppress them."
Jimmy Kimmel faced pressure from the Trump administration and the FCC after repeated late-night attacks, with reports that the White House leaned on ABC to suspend his show. The move signaled an effort to define which voices could be broadcast. A parallel occurred in 2009 when the Obama White House confronted Fox News, with Anita Dunn calling the network a wing of the Republican Party and Treasury officials trying to exclude Fox from a pool interview. Jake Tapper defended the principle that no president should decide which organizations qualify as news. Attempts to punish media figures boosted their reach, and social media amplified Kimmel's monologues. Fox primetime hosts largely celebrated Kimmel's suspension, reflecting polarized media responses.
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