Stelter: Comments About Murder Of Ukrainian Refugee Are "Baldly Racist," The "Open Racism" On X Is Eye-Popping

Now we're right back to where we were last September, with the government (in this case the president's wife using her @FLOTUS account) pressuring Disney's ABC to punish Jimmy Kimmel over a comment on his show. Another free speech test is underway.

Here's the biggest difference between "Kimmelgate" last fall and this current controversy involving Kimmel: Big local station owners, namely Nexstar and Sinclair, haven't said a word. Haven't yanked the show. The power dynamics are different this time, as I told @JohnBerman:

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Conway to CNN: Stop being jealous of Fox News