FCC Chair Brendan Carr told Benny Johnson that Kimmel's comments were "truly sick," and that there's a "strong case" for legal action against both ABC and Disney (ABC is a Disney subsidiary). The FCC boss also commented that the media companies "have a license granted by us at the FCC, and that comes with it an obligation to operate in the public interest," which some critics interpreted as a threat to free speech. Others have pointed out the the demonization of conservatives by the left and the bias in the media.

Kimmel refuses to apologize.

The now-former late-night talkshow and Podesta pal will be 'preempted indefinitely" following overt propaganda regarding the killing of Charlie Kirk, an ABC spokesperson told Deadline. The show will be replaced by other programming. 

During his opening monologue on Monday, Kimmel suggested that Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old suspect in the assassination of Kirk last week at Utah University – was a conservative, when all indications point to the exact opposite. 

"The MAGA Gang 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," Kimmel said, adding "In between the finger-pointing, there was grieving."

ABC's announcement came shortly after Nextar Media Group announced that its company-owned and "partner television stations affiliated with the ABC Television Network will preempt 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' for the foreseeable future beginning with tonight's show."

Hours earlier, FCC Chair Brendan Carr told Benny Johnson that Kimmel's comments were "truly sick," and that there's a "strong case" for legal action against both ABC and Disney (ABC is a Disney subsidiary).