David Letterman on Jimmy Kimmel
ABC Sucking Up To ‘Authoritarian Criminal’
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David Letterman‘s bought lots to say about ABC placing Jimmy Kimmel on the sidelines … and he is taking some swipes at President Trump‘s administration.
The legendary late-night speak present host mentioned ABC pulling the plug on Kimmel below stress from the Trump administration for some controversial Charlie Kirk killer feedback indicators darkish occasions forward.
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Letterman, talking Thursday at The Atlantic Festival, mentioned … “We all see where this is going, correct? It’s managed media.”
He ripped ABC brass for throwing Kimmel below the bus … “You can’t go around firing somebody because you’re fearful or trying to suck up to an authoritarian, a criminal administration in the Oval Office. That’s just not how this works.”
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Letterman mentioned he by no means caught flak for making enjoyable of previous presidents when he was on CBS and NBC again within the day, recalling … “The point is beating up on these people, rightly or wrongly, accurately or perhaps inaccurately in the name of comedy, not once were we squeezed by anyone from any governmental agency, let alone the dreaded FCC.”
He added … “Everyone sort of understood, in the name of humor, why not? And by the way, the institution of the President of the United States ought to be bigger than a guy doing a talk show, you know? It just — you really ought to be bigger.”
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ABC suspended Kimmel on Wednesday after FCC chairman Brendan Carr ripped Kimmel for his Kirk feedback and instructed the FCC would possibly take motion towards the broadcaster.
Letterman blasted Carr, too … “This guy [at] the FCC said, ‘We can do things the easy way. We can do things the hard way.’ Who is hiring these goons? Mario Puzo?”
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