Tyler Robinson, the man charged with murdering Kirk, reportedly came from a conservative-leaning family. But Robinson’s mother told police that he “had become more political and had started to lean more to the left,” according to a probable cause statement filed in a Utah court.
Kimmel was planning to explain his comments during last night’s show before it got pulled, according to Deadline. “He was expected to unpack the statement on tonight’s show, highlighting that he was not saying Tyler Robinson, who allegedly shot Kirk, was ‘one of them,’ referring to Republicans, or MAGA supporters, but rather was highlighting how right-wing supporters were trying to distance themselves from the alleged shooter, who was charged with aggravated murder this week,” the article said.
Carr: “Some of the sickest conduct possible”
Carr said that Kimmel’s monologue “appears to be some of the sickest conduct possible,” and that he wants to “reinvigorate the public interest standard” that applies to licensed broadcasters.
Johnson asked Carr if Kimmel’s statement rises to the level of news distortion. As we explained in a feature article in April, Carr has repeatedly threatened to punish companies that violate the FCC news distortion policy that dates to the 1960s. The FCC technically has no rule or regulation against news distortion, which is why it is called a policy and not a rule. The FCC apparently hasn’t made a finding of news distortion since 1993.
In response to Johnson’s news distortion question, Carr said, “the FCC could be called upon to be an ultimate judge in that. But at this point it appears to be clear that you can make a strong argument that this is sort of an intentional effort to mislead the American people about a very core fundamental fact… this is a very, very serious issue right now for Disney.”
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