Rep.Ted Lieu, D-Calif., attacked ABC, CBS and other networks in a pair of deleted X posts on Thursday after hearing reports about Jimmy Kimmel's upcoming interview with Democratic Texas U.S.
Senate candidate James Talarico.The late-night host announced Wednesday night that he would be interviewing Talarico, but out of concern for the FCC under President Donald Trump, he added that he would be releasing the interview on YouTube instead of airing it on his show, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"Lieu accused ABC and other networks, like CBS, of "bending the knee" to authoritarians by refusing to air interviews of elected officials.JIMMY KIMMEL RETURNS FROM LENGTHY HIATUS WITH DEFIANT MESSAGE TO FCC CHAIR BRENDAN CARRTed Lieu deleted an X post reading, "You know what else you can do @ABC and @CBS? Offer Ken Paxton the opportunity to come onto late night talk shows where the hosts can legitimately skewer Paxton by asking him about all his scandals.But instead you groveled and chose the path of self censorship.
Shameful." (Screenshot/X)"Dear @ABC, @CBS and other networks: Grow a f---ing spine.Air whatever interviews with elected officials you want.
You will win in court.Bending the knee to an authoritarian Administration only makes things worse.
I assume you will now never air an interview of Trump as well?" Lieu wrote.He also wrote, "You know what else you can do @ABC and @CBS? Offer Ken Paxton the opportunity to come onto late night talk shows where the hosts can legitimately skewer Paxton by asking him about all his scandals.But instead you groveled and chose the path of self-censorship.
Shameful."Fox News Digital reached out to ABC, CBS and Lieu's office for comment but did not immediately receive a response.Kimmel similarly accused the FCC of targeting his show and ABC based on "guest bookings it would seem they don’t like."DISNEY SUES FCC OVER ‘RETALIATORY CAMPAIGN AGAINST ABC,’ SEEKS TO BLOCK EARLY RENEWAL PROCEEDINGSJimmy Kimmel revealed on Wednesday that his interv...