"And I'll fight any attempt by the government to get involved with speech, I will fight."
Ted Cruz blasts FCC chair’s ‘mafioso’ tactic to bench Kimmel
BY EMILY BIRNBAUM, STEVEN T. DENNIS AND OTHERS
September 21, 2025
First Tucker Carlson, now Ted Cruz: Conservatives are talking about an ‘unbelievably dangerous’ precedent being set by the FCC chair
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“And it might feel good right now to threaten Jimmy Kimmel, but when it is used to silence every conservative in America, we will…
“That’s right outta ‘Goodfellas,’ that’s right out of a mafioso going into a bar saying, ‘Nice bar you have here, it’d be a shame…
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas sharply criticized Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr over his comments…
The Texas senator affected a mobster accent to criticise how ABC was pressed to take action on the late-night host.
Ted Cruz compares FCC chair’s Disney threats to mafia tactics, sparking bipartisan concerns over free speech violations.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) called Federal Communications Commission threats against ABC and late-night show host Jimmy Kimmel…
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