FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez joins The Weeknight after ABC pulled an interview with Texas Democratic Senate Nominee James Talarico from airing on a live broadcast. The network claims the decision was due to pressure from Trump’s FCC.
Jimmy Kimmel alleging the Trump Administration "threatened" him and ABC over his planned TV interview with Democratic Senate candidate from Texas, James Talarico. Plus, critics accusing the Trump Administration of trying to censor Fox News after the network ousted longtime host and staunch Trump ally Maria Bartiromo. MS NOW's Ari Melber reports.
James Talarico spoke to Co-host of MS NOW's "The Weeknight" Symone Sanders Townsend after ABC's Jimmy Kimmel said the FCC had threatened his show over his Talarico interview.
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Jimmy Kimmel claims his show was forced to move an interview with James Talarico to YouTube due to FCC threats, a claim the agency disputes. However, an FCC commissioner tells CNN's Erin Burnett that the administration is using threats to intimidate media companies, raising serious questions about late-night television and the equal-time rule. 0:00 Kimmel claims Trump's FCC is pressuring ABC over guest bookings it doesn't like 2:52 Talarico responds to the FCC's tactics 3:41 FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez says the FCC is acting inappropriately 7:43 Harry Enten explains why Talarico's chances in Texas are much better than Beto O'Rourke's in 2018 Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr #Trump #politics #News
In an interview with MS NOW's Symone Sanders-Townsend, Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico reacts to ABC not planning to broadcast his interview with Jimmy Kimmel amid FCC threats, calling it the "most dangerous form of cancel culture."
James Talarico spoke to Co-host of MS NOW's "The Weeknight" Symone Sanders Townsend after ABC's Jimmy Kimmel said the FCC had threatened his show over his Talarico interview.
Disney-owned ABC filed a lawsuit against the FCC in August, accusing the agency of trying to stifle the network.
Jimmy Kimmel announced that his planned interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico will air on YouTube, not "Jimmy Kimmel Live," after threats from the FCC. CNN's Brian Stelter reports.
The late-night host said in his monologue Wednesday night that before interviewing Talarico, the Texas Democratic Senate nominee, he's interviewed major political figure "from Hillary Clinton ... to Donald Trump."