FCC Chair Carr threatens ABC license after Kimmel comments about Kirk and Owens

FCC Chair Brendan Carr threatens ABC''s broadcast license after Jimmy Kimmel makes on-air remarks about conservative commentators Charlie Kirk and Candace Owens. Disney, which owns ABC, briefly suspends Kimmel''s show in response to the regulatory pressure. The incident marks the first use of direct FCC licensing threats against a specific network program under the Trump second term. The episode establishes the pattern — a Kimmel monologue draws White House attention, Carr signals regulatory consequences, and the broadcaster responds by self-disciplining its programming. This sequence repeats in April 2026 with larger consequences.