A remark about a politically charged event by an ABC late night host draws backlash from conservatives, including the White House. Affiliates say they’re dropping the show.

That happened this week with Jimmy Kimmel Live! , over comments he made about the alleged killer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. It also happened 24 years ago when Politically Incorrect host Bill Maher made remarks about the 9/11 hijackers less than a week after the attacks. ABC’s response was quite different then.

On Wednesday, after threats from FCC head Brendan Carr and an announcement that station owner Nexstar would pre-empt the program, ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! “indefinitely.” Another station group, Sinclair, announced after ABC’s action that it would also keep Kimmel’s show off th

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