Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said it was “absolutely inappropriate” for Federal Communications Chair (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr to threaten to “take action” against ABC over comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s joke about Charlie Kirk’s assassin.

“Absolutely inappropriate. Brendan Carr has got no business weighing in on this,” Paul said in an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” when asked if Carr’s remarks were appropriate.

The libertarian-leaning senator said the government should stay out of the issue altogether but stipulated that ABC, as Kimmel’s employer, has the right to take punitive action against him if, hypothetically, Kimmel’s conduct violated his contract.

“People have to also realize that despicable comments — you have the right to say them, but you don't have the right to employment,” Pa

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