Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr on Monday rejected accusations that the government forced Disney to sideline Jimmy Kimmel — insisting the late-night host’s suspension instead stemmed from weak ratings.

“Jimmy Kimmel is in the situation that he is in because of his ratings, not because of anything that’s happened at the federal government level,” Carr said at a forum in New York.

Carr has faced bipartisan backlash since last week, when he told podcaster Benny Johnson : “We can do this the easy way or the hard way. These companies can find ways to change conduct and take action, frankly, on Kimmel, or there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.” 3

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday the comments were “absolutely inappro

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