Talarico delivers whopper to Jimmy Kimmel in video 'FCC doesn't want you to see'

Texas state Rep. James Talarico told late night host Jimmy Kimmel he's grateful to President Donald Trump in an interview the president's Federal Communications Commission refused to let air on television.

"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" published the interview with Talarico, the Democrat running for Senate against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, on YouTube instead, just before midnight on Thursday.

By Friday morning, the video the "FCC doesn't want you to see," as Kimmel's show described it, had been viewed more than 1.4 million times.

"Here to support the Freedom of speech," one commenter wrote. Added another, "Censorship can't stop the blue wave."

Kimmel explained on air earlier this week that he would not air the interview because the FCC "has threatened me, threatened our show, threatened our network, ABC, our affiliates, our local stations, based on simple, traditional, editorial decisions, guest bookings it would seem they don't like."

During Kimmel's talk with Talarico, the pair took several jabs at Trump, but the candidate admitted he was grateful to the president for a surprising reason: He coined the phrase "Talafreako."

"I am excited to announce we have 'I'm a Talafreako' t-shirts," Talarico said. "It's actually the fastest selling item on our website! We're grateful to the president for the nickname."

Watch the full interview here: