Jimmy Kimmel said his interview with Democrat James Talarico won't air on ABC due to concerns that the FCC could take issue with it.

It's a he-said, we-say between Jimmy Kimmel & the White House over alleged FCC pressure on a James Talarico interview

Jimmy Kimmel doubled down on his claim that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) “threatened” his show over an interview with a Democratic Senate candidate, while the White House accused the talk show host of “play-acting.

Jimmy Kimmel announced that his interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico would not air on broadcast television the following night, saying the FCC had threatened his show.

The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) lone Democratic commissioner is pointing to ABC comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s decision not to broadcast an interview with Texas Senate nominee James Talarico (D) as evidence of what she called the Trump administration’s attempts to stifle free press.