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Sign this PetitionTrump Escalates Attack on Free Speech with FCC Move Targeting ABC
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the Trump FCC’s gross overreach with moving to improperly review ABC station licenses amid pressure over late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, MoveOn Civic Action Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne released the following statement:
“The Trump administration’s targeting of ABC’s broadcast licenses sends a chilling message: Fall in line or face consequences. This is a clear attack on the First Amendment and a political stunt designed to intimidate critics, retaliate against a comedian practicing free speech through satire, and send a message to anyone who dares to speak out.
“ABC and Disney must not back down to Donald Trump or any bureaucrat in his administration doing his bidding. This is bigger than just an attempt to bully Jimmy Kimmel—this is about telling the American people what to think, what to laugh at, what to say, and what to criticize. Our members will fight any efforts to weaponize the government to punish speech and will hold corporations that bow to this pressure accountable.”
A MoveOn petition supporting Kimmel has over 257,000 signatures and counting. Hundreds of thousands of people signed the petition after last year’s suspension. You can view the MoveOn petition here.
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