On Wednesday, ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show from the air "indefinitely" because of his commentary around Charlie Kirk’s assassination. The decision came following comments by President Donald Trump’s FCC chair, who hours earlier had threatened action against ABC over Kimmel’s remarks.
It's the latest — and loudest — development in the Trump administration's battle with its critics in the media. As our own Zack Beauchamp put it, Trump's and his allies' actions, and how our institutions respond, are "a defining moment for American democracy."
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