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ABC on Wednesday pulled the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" off the air "indefinitely" over its host's controversial comments linking the alleged killer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk to President Donald Trump 's MAGA movement.

Trump praised the move, which came hours after Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr suggested that ABC's broadcast licence was at risk because of Kimmel's remarks. ABC is a subsidiary of Disney .

Just before ABC's announcement, Nexstar Media Group said that its stations that are affiliated with ABC would pre-empt Kimmel's show "for the foreseeable future beginning with tonight's show" because of the host's statements.

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