Kimmel’s Suspension Is Latest Victory in Trump War on Media

It was an extraordinary scene on Thursday as two world leaders, in the midst of a high-profile state visit, discussed the latest controversy roiling the American media industry — the suspension of a late-night TV host under pressure from the US government.
The previous night, Walt Disney Co.’s ABC network had put Jimmy Kimmel ’s show on indefinite hiatus following a Sept. 15 monologue in which the comedian weighed in on how Trump and his supporters were reacting to the assassination of Republican activist Charlie Kirk . The riff had drawn a public rebuke earlier in the day from Brendan Carr , chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.