Michael Cohen - ABC Disney Silences Speech, Again!

The American people have a right to decide. It’s the most powerful tool we still have in this country. We get to decide what companies we support, which politicians we tolerate, and what kind of country we’re willing to live in. That decision isn’t just about casting a ballot every two or four years. It’s about where we spend our money, which media outlets we trust, and what we allow powerful corporations to get away with.

Right now, Disney and its subsidiaries — ABC, ESPN, Hulu, and the rest — are daring us to look the other way. They’ve made it clear their loyalty is not to the First Amendment, not to the American people, but to their balance sheets. And make no mistake: this latest capitulation was the direct result of presidential pressure. When push comes to shove, profit trumps principle, and the fear of offending the most powerful man in the country dictates what Americans are allowed to see and hear.

The flashpoint this week came after Jimmy Kimmel made biting remarks on his late-night show. He mocked the president’s response to Charlie Kirk’s murder, comparing it to how a child reacts to losing a goldfish rather than how a leader mourns someone he called a friend. It was sharp, uncomfortable, maybe ill-timed. But it was also the kind of satire we’ve come to expect from late-night television: cutting through the façade with humor that exposes a deeper truth.

Within hours, the machine roared to life. ABC announced Kimmel’s show would be “preempted indefinitely.” Nexstar Media Group, one of the largest broadcast affiliates for ABC, echoed the move, replacing his show across its markets. Not because Kimmel was inaccurate. Not because he endangered anyone. Simply because his commentary was inconvenient. Simply because it rattled the president.

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