Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Chairman Brendan Carr said the Federal Communications Commission isn't independent from the Trump administration in testimony Wednesday before Congress, during which the word "independent" was removed from the agency's mission statement online.
Carr's comment came as members on the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee questioned him on who the FCC answers to in the wake of a controversy that led to the brief suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show on ABC.
The Walt Disney Co. suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! from Sept. 17 through Sept. 22 in response to comments he made about the assassination of right-wing activist and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.
The controversy stemmed from Kimmel suggesting the alleged gunman who killed Kirk was a pro-Trump Republican.
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