Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chastised Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr after the FCC commissioner publicly pressed ABC to act against late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, warning that conservatives could ultimately be harmed if government officials wield regulatory power to punish speech.
On his “Verdict With Ted Cruz” podcast Thursday, Cruz said Carr’s warnings to ABC amounted to a chilling threat.
“If the government gets in the business of saying, ‘We don’t like what you, the media, have said; we’re going to ban you from the airwaves if you don’t say what we like’ — that will end up bad for conservatives,” Cruz said.
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