Cheney slams FCC chief after Kimmel suspension: 'You took an oath to the Constitution'

Source: Aol/The Hill

Sat, September 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM EDT


Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on Friday rebuked Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr for backing ABC’s suspension of comedian Jimmy Kimmel.

Cheney, a vocal critic of the Trump administration who left office in 2023, pointed to the FCC chair’s comments before Kimmel’s suspension this week in which he called for ABC to “take action” on Kimmel or face a response by the federal regulator.

“Hey Brendan ‘we can do this the easy way or the hard way’ Carr: Last year in National Rifle Association v. Vullo, the Supreme Court unanimously reaffirmed this fundamental principle of our constitutional republic: ‘Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors,’” Cheney wrote in a post on X.

“This doesn’t just constrain Democrats. It applies to all officeholders, including you. You took an oath to the Constitution not to Donald Trump,” she added.

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