The republican senator explodes the comments of the FCC pulpit on Kimmel – “absolutely inappropriate”

In an interview on NBC Meet the press with Kristen Welker On Sunday, the Kentucky Republican was asked about the commentary of the President of the FCC, Brendan Carr, according to which “we can do it the simplest way or the way to the hard” with regard to businesses against Kimmel.

“Absolutely inappropriate,” replied Paul. “Brendan Carr has nothing to do with this. But people must also realize that the despicable comments, you have the right to say them. But you do not have the right to employment.”

During his late evening show, Kimmel criticized what he called “Gang Maga” to “desperately try to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as something other than one of them and do everything they can to score political points.”

Nexstar Media Group, which has 32 ABC affiliation stations and pursues a merger of $ 6.2 billion with TEGNA requiring FCC approval, announced that it would preempt the program “in the foreseeable future”. Sinclair Broadcasting, the largest ABC affiliation group in the country, also removed the show and asked Kimmel to apologize to the Kirk family.

ABC, belonging to Disney, said that Kimmel’s show was indefinitely, triggering another reaction among angry people that the media giant has given in to pressure.

Paul on Sunday noted that most employers have a code of conduct that could trigger a dismissal when the employees violate him. But it is a commercial decision that should not involve the FCC, he said.

“I mean, it’s television, for kindness.” But the government has nothing to do. And the FCC was wrong to weigh. And I combat any attempt from the government to get involved in the speech, I will fight. ”

Paul’s comments echo those of the Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz, who said he hated what Kimmel had said, but also compared Carr’s threat to something that a “mafioso” would say.

In an episode of his podcast on Friday, Cruz warned in the same way that the government is mixed with freedom of expression and qualified the remarks of Carr as “dangerous as hell”.

“I think it is incredibly dangerous for the government to put itself in position to say:” We will decide what we like and what we do not like, and we will threaten to remove your air if we do not like what you say “”, added Cruz. “And it could be well at the moment to threaten Jimmy Kimmel, but when it is used to silence all the conservatives in America, we will regret it.”

President Donald Trump, who said the FCC could re -examine the broadcasters for the broadcasters who criticize him several times, called Carr an American patriot in response to Cruz’s comments, adding that he disagreed with the senator.

But Cruz and Paul are not the only preservatives of the Avant-Saut on freedom of expression. The political commentator Tucker Carlson also said that he hoped that the murder of Kirk “will not be used to provide laws on hatred speeches in this country.”

Certainly, other Republicans have expressed support from the FCC or minimized the importance of the first amendment. Representative Chip Roy (R-Texas) told NBC on Friday that the FCC was right to question the broadcasting networks concerning their licenses.

And senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) Traffic lights Thursday, a broadcast license issued by the FCC is a privilege, not a right.

“In normal moments, in normal circumstances, I tend to think that the first amendment should always be the ultimate right. And that there should not be verification and balancing,” she said. “I don’t feel that anymore. I have the impression that something has changed culturally. And I think there must be some knowledge that things have changed. ”

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