New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani won’t be participating in an upcoming town hall, and it all has to do with ABC suspending Jimmy Kimmel‘s show.
The 33-year-old NYC mayoral hopeful was set to appear in a town hall on Thursday (September 25) that is scheduled to air on NYC’s local ABC station, WABC News. However, he’s backing out because of the decision to silence Jimmy Kimmel.
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“ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel off the air after the FCC sought to pressure them,” he said during a news conference, via amNY.
“The message that it sends to each and every American across this country is a message the First Amendment is no longer a right that can be counted on, but rather that it is government which will determine what should and should not be discussed, what can and cannot be spoken. And we cannot normalize these kinds of acts nor offenses. These must be the basis upon which we act.”
He’s one of many people to protest the decision, while others are calling for boycotts of the Walt Disney Company, including Disney and MCU stars.
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