FCC主席呼吁惩罚Kimmel的节目引发自由言论辩论; 网络中止广播, FCC Chair's call to penalize Kimmel's show sparks free speech debate; network suspends broadcast, then resumes amid bipartisan backlash.

参议员Mitch McConnell赞扬参议员特德·克鲁斯(Ted Cruz)谴责FCC主席布兰登·卡尔(Brendan Carr)敦促广播公司对吉米·金梅尔(Jimmy Kimmel)采取行动的言论, Senator Mitch McConnell praised Senator Ted Cruz for condemning FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s remarks urging broadcasters to act against Jimmy Kimmel, calling the comments an overreach that threatened free speech. Kimmel在9月15日批评共和党的独白后引发争议, 之后Carr在播客播客中, 建议的台站可能因播放节目而面临FCC后果, 促使ABC暂停播放。 The controversy followed Kimmel’s Sept. 15 monologue criticizing Republicans, after which Carr, in a podcast, suggested stations could face FCC consequences for airing his show, prompting ABC to suspend it. 包括Cruz和McConnell在内的批评者认为这些言论类似恐吓, 并冒着政府干预媒体的风险。 While Carr later denied issuing threats, claiming his comments were hypothetical, critics including Cruz and McConnell argued the remarks resembled intimidation and risked government interference in media. 影响近60个台站的暂停活动于9月23日结束, Kimmel返回后, 两党都担心监管过度及公平竞争委员会在内容监督中的作用。 The suspension, affecting nearly 60 stations, ended on Sept. 23, with Kimmel’s return, amid bipartisan concern over regulatory overreach and the FCC’s role in content oversight.