Democratic mayoral candidate and Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani has decided to cancel a scheduled town hall with WABC News, originally set for September 25. The move comes in response to the network’s suspension of comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night program, following threats from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Mamdani’s campaign confirmed the decision exclusively to amNewYork , saying the candidate sees it as a stand for free speech, which he believes is under assault by President Trump and corporate media institutions. “We cannot accept any capitulation to Donald Trump’s attacks on our fundamental freedoms,” Mamdani said in a statement. “Now is the time for leadership that fights back with action.”

The announcement will be made at a Monday morning press conference at

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