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Senator Ted Cruz has become the most prominent Republican to criticize Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr, saying President Donald Trump’s top media regulator resorted to “mafioso” behavior to pressure Disney Corp.’s ABC to remove late night host Jimmy Kimmel.
Cruz, the chairman of the Commerce Committee and a frequent defender of the Trump administration, took to his podcast in the wake of Kimmel’s indefinite suspension this week to describe Carr’s actions as “dangerous.”
Carr earlier in the week implied on another podcast that ABC could face serious consequences from the government over Kimmel’s remarks about the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Only hours later, ABC pulled Kimmel’s show.
Cruz said he doesn’t believe the government should punish media companies over political disagreements. 
Today's show features:
Bloomberg News Media Reporter Hannah Miller on President Trump’s comments about pulling broadcast licenses from outlets he feels are covering him unfairly
Annalena Baerbock, President of the United Nations General Assembly, on the UN’s role in a time of heightened geopolitical tensions
Bloomberg News White House Correspondent Lauren Dezenski on Friday’s phone call between President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping, and the planned meeting between the two leaders
Walter Todd III, President and Chief Investment Officer of Greenwood Capital Associates, on whether the bull market will continue

Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: <a href="http://bit.ly/3vTiACF" data-destination="rte:bind">http://bit.ly/3vTiACF</a>. Senator Ted Cruz has become the most prominent Republican to criticize Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr, saying President Donald Trump&rsquo;s top media regulator resorted to &ldquo;mafioso&rdquo; behavior to pressure Disney Corp.&rsquo;s ABC to remove late night host Jimmy Kimmel. Cruz, the chairman of the Commerce Committee and a frequent defender of the Trump administration, took to his podcast in the wake of Kimmel&rsquo;s indefinite suspension this week to describe Carr&rsquo;s actions as &ldquo;dangerous.&rdquo; Carr earlier in the week implied on another podcast that ABC could face serious consequences from the government over Kimmel&rsquo;s remarks about the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Only hours later, ABC pulled Kimmel&rsquo;s show. Cruz said he doesn&rsquo;t believe the government should punish media companies over political disagreements. Today's show features:
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<li>Bloomberg News Media Reporter Hannah Miller on President Trump&rsquo;s comments about pulling broadcast licenses from outlets he feels are covering him unfairly</li>
<li>Annalena Baerbock, President of the United Nations General Assembly, on the UN&rsquo;s role in a time of heightened geopolitical tensions</li>
<li>Bloomberg News White House Correspondent Lauren Dezenski on Friday&rsquo;s phone call between President Donald Trump and China&rsquo;s Xi Jinping, and the planned meeting between the two leaders</li>
<li>Walter Todd III, President and Chief Investment Officer of Greenwood Capital Associates, on whether the bull market will continue</li>
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Ted Cruz Blasts FCC Chair’s ‘Mafioso’ Tactic to Bench Kimmel

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