FCC Chairman Slams James Talarico as Running a ‘Hoax’ With Jimmy Kimmel Interview, Which ABC Punted to YouTube, to Get ‘Clicks and Donations’
Brendan Carr, the Trump-aligned Republican chairman of the FCC, accused James Talarico, a Texas Democrat running for the U.S. Senate, of running a “hoax” to garner attention and campaign donations by sitting for an interview with Jimmy Kimmel — which ABC put on YouTube instead airing it on broadcast TV to avoid a potential clash […]
Jimmy Kimmel's interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico has garnered significant attention online, with over 1.3 million views on YouTube. This is a stark contrast to a live stream of the second night of the Republican National Convention in Dallas, which only attracted around 17,000 views. The controversy surrounding Kimmel's interview stems from a threat from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which prompted Kimmel to post the interview on YouTube, fearing potential repercussions for ABC station licenses.
The interview, titled "Jimmy Kimmel's Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn't Want You To See," has resonated particularly well on the online platform, despite the smaller viewership compared to television broadcasts. While Fox News averaged over 2.3 million viewers during the first night of the convention and 2.5 million during President Trump's speech, the online reach of Kimmel's interview underscores the growing influence of digital media in political discourse.
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