Zohran Mamdani withdraws from ABC town hall in Kimmel protest | Zohran Mamdani
New York Democratic Mayor Candidate Zohran Mamdani announced that the network was withdrawn from a town hall on a television on a television organized by a local ABC station to protest Jimmy Kimmel’s Talkshow.
ABC, the President of the Federal Communication Commission (FCC), if the network does not act against Kimmel’e ABC Affiliate threatening to attract broadcasting licenses on September 17 Kimmel’s show late at night. Kimmel criticized the Trump administration’s reaction to the murder of the right -wing youth organizer Charlie Kirk.
The suspension led to a reaction from politicians, media figures and free speech organizations and led to boycott and protests against both ABC and its parent company Disney.
Mamdani, who is ready to participate in a town hall event with New York’s WABC ThursdayHe said he would no longer participate.
Mamdani, a press conference on Monday, said, “The indictment of local affiliated organization or hardworking journalists, rather than the responsibility of protecting the freedom of the press in response to the responsibility of the corporate leaders in response to the corporate leaders.” He said.
“We cannot understand the moment of this authoritarianism only from the White House when it is characterized by fear in response.”
He also talked about the former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Eric Adams in the mayor’s competitor. The Trump administration reportedly investigated to provide a position to Adams in exchange for the fall of the official, and the vote shows that the competition will be bored in favor of Cuomo, which the President preferred Mamdani.
Mamdani said: orum I run to be the next mayor of the city, finally, not only for this city, but also for the constitution, I clarify how it looks up.
“We must understand who suffered in these moments. This is not only a question of Jimmy Kimmel, but also engineers, writers, musicians who feel this attack on this attack. The message sent to every American in this country, [free speech] It is no longer a right to trust, but the government that will determine what to discuss and what to discuss, what can be discussed and what it cannot speak. “
Disney did not respond immediately to Guardian’s request for comments.
On Friday, Variety reported that they are working on Disney and Kimmel. a compromise that will bring His speech returned to the broadcast.
By the way a report Front office sports He investigated some potential complications for such a compromise. Outlet, Disney’s Kimmel re -publish and NFL network, Redzone brand, NFL fantasy football and other media assets for the 10% shares in Disney’s Sportscaster ESPN’de 10% shares can be faced with an option between the National Football League.
Mamdani, a member of a state council from Queens, won a democratic candidacy by defeating Cuomo in June. Mamdani continued to command the ballot boxes for less than two months until the November 4 general elections.
In a recent survey, 43% support among the New York City voters registered to Mamdani. Cuomo, who currently works independently, received 28% support in the survey.
Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa destroyed 10% support and worked independently, Adams conducted a survey with 8%. Nine percent of the participants said they were still undecided.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul, a democrat, approved Mamdani in the next race of being one of the leading cities in the world.
