"Phillip stated, 'I don't think it's in good faith to suggest that things that happened in recent history that were big stories at the time didn't happen. They happened, right?'"
"'We know that Brendan Carr's threats to Disney were, that was the big story. And he was crystal clear about it. Even Republicans had to rebuke him.'"
"'We can't pretend like that didn't happen. We can't pretend that that's not the context. We also can't pretend that the context isn't that Trump has specifically asked and told ABC that they should take Kimmel off the air.'"
Abby Phillip challenged Joe Borelli on CNN regarding the Trump FCC's review of Disney's broadcast licenses, linking it to President Trump's demands for action against Jimmy Kimmel. Kimmel faced backlash for a joke about Melania Trump, prompting escalating responses from the Trumps. Phillip insisted that the context of Trump's influence on ABC and the FCC's actions could not be ignored. She emphasized that the review was directly related to Kimmel's joke and not merely a response to diversity, equity, and inclusion concerns, urging Borelli to acknowledge the reality of the situation.
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