Now-former late-night host Jimmy Kimmel may face a federal review after telling viewers that Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer was a MAGA supporter.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said Wednesday on conservative podcaster Benny Johnson’s show that he is weighing an investigation into Kimmel and ABC over the comments. The remarks referred to 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, who prosecutors say fatally shot Kirk during a university event in Orem, Utah.
Authorities have described Robinson as holding leftist political views, not ties to the MAGA movement.
“When you look at the conduct that has taken place by Jimmy Kimmel, it appears to be some of the sickest conduct possible,” Carr told Johnson.
“As you’ve indicated, there are avenues here for the FCC, so there… are some ways in which I need to be a little bit careful because we could be called ultimately to be a judge on some of these claims that come up,” he added.
Kimmel mentioned Robinson during his Monday evening monologue.
“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” he claimed in a comment that outraged conservatives.
In response to Kimmel’s remarks, Carr suggested suspending the host could be among several possible “remedies” under consideration.
