""I am withdrawing not as an indictment of the local affiliate or the hardworking journalists, but rather in response to the corporate leaders who have put their bottom line ahead of their responsibility in upholding the freedom of the press," Mamdani said. He also accused Disney, the parent company of ABC, of "cowardice" in the face of "authoritarianism" from President Donald Trump's administration."
""Kimmel's show was suspended after the late-night comedian made controversial comments about conservative activist Charlie Kirk in the wake of his assassination, saying that "the MAGA gang" was "desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it.""
""The suspension also came hours after Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr appeared to pressure the network in comments to conservative podcaster Benny Johnson. "We can do this the easy way or the hard way," Carr said on the podcast. "These companies can find ways to change conduct and take actions on Kimmel, or there's going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.""
Zohran Mamdani withdrew from a WABC-hosted televised town hall scheduled for Thursday in New York City in response to ABC/Disney's suspension of Jimmy Kimmel. Mamdani framed the withdrawal as a stand for free speech and clarified that the move was not an indictment of the local affiliate or its journalists, but rather a protest against corporate leaders prioritizing profit over press freedom. Mamdani accused Disney of cowardice in the face of authoritarianism from President Donald Trump's administration. Kimmel's show was suspended after controversial comments about conservative activist Charlie Kirk, and FCC Chair Brendan Carr publicly pressured the network.
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