Things must be bad when even a Texas MAGA Republican agrees that the FCC’s Brendan Carr’s move to cancel late-night comic Jimmy Kimmel was a bridge too far, calling it “right out of Goodfellas,” the classic mob movie, and “dangerous as hell.” Now, of course, there are things Sen. Ted Cruz said on his podcast “Verdict” that weren’t on the up and up. Like, for example, he said that Jimmy Kimmel lied about Charlie Kirk’s suspect, but that’s just not the case.
“Jimmy Kimmel has mocked me so many times I cannot count. The corporate media, they’re dishonest, they are liars,” he said. “I hate what Jimmy Kimmel said. I am thrilled that he was fired.” But then he sounded the alarm over Brendan Carr’s statement.
“No, no, no, no, no. Look, I like Brendan Carr, he’s a good guy, he’s the chairman of the FCC, I work closely with him,” Cruz said. “But what he said there is dangerous as well.”
Yeah, no shit. Like, we’re all just everyday Americans waking up to our First Amendment rights under attack as the Trump regime puts its collective boot on Democrats’ necks.
Cruz was reacting to Carr’s interview with Benny Johnson, which was chilling, to say the least.
“We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr said. “These companies can find ways to change conduct and take action, frankly, on Kimmel, or, you know, there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.”
