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Former President Barack Obama accused the Trump administration of escalating "cancel culture" on Thursday, saying it has weaponized regulatory threats to pressure media companies into silencing journalists and commentators.

"After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like," Obama wrote on X.

Obama's comment comes on the heels of Disney confirming to Fox News Digital that it will "indefinitely" pull ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" from the air.

DISNEY SAYS JIMMY KIMMEL'S SHOW WILL BE PREEMPTED INDEFINITELY FOLLOWING CHARLIE

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