AYLESBURY, England (AP) \u2014 After ABC suspended comedian Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s late-night show following a threat from the head of the Federal Communications Commission, congressional Democrats have denounced the Trump administration\u2019s threats against political critics and unveiled a bill that would bolster free speech protections against government officials. While the bill is unlikely to gain traction in a Republican-controlled Congress, Democrats harshly criticized the Trump administration for pressuring ABC toward the suspension of Kimmel\u2019s show following his comments on how Republicans were responding to the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk. Kimmel said earlier this week that \u201cmany in MAGA land are working very hard to capitalize on\u201d the assassination and that President Donald Trump\u2019s political supporters were trying to characterize the man charged in the attack \u201cas anything other than one… <\/p>\n
AYLESBURY, England (AP) \u2014 After ABC suspended comedian Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s late-night show following a threat from the head of the Federal Communications Commission, congressional Democrats have denounced the Trump administration\u2019s threats against political critics and unveiled a bill that would bolster free speech protections against government officials. While the bill is unlikely to gain traction in a Republican-controlled Congress, Democrats harshly criticized the Trump administration for pressuring ABC toward the suspension of Kimmel\u2019s show following his comments on how Republicans were responding to the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk. Kimmel said earlier this week that \u201cmany in MAGA land are working very hard to capitalize on\u201d the assassination and that President Donald Trump\u2019s political supporters were trying to characterize the man charged in the attack \u201cas anything other than one... <\/p>\n