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President Donald Trump's reasons for the firing of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel are conflicting with statements from Federal Communications Commission Chairman (FCC) Brendan Carr, who spoke on CNBC Thursday morning.

Trump spoke at a press conference in the U.K. where he was asked about whether free speech was at risk more in the U.S. or the U.K. citing Kimmel in the question.

Using the suspension of popular late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel due to Donald Trump's White House pressure, MSNBC contributor John Heilemann claimed the president has hit upon a method that is as “diabolical” as it is unfair.

Speaking with the “Morning Joe” panel, the analyst pointed out the hypocritical war that was being waged by Trump appointee Brendan Carr on ABC/Disney has put executives in an untenable position of facing either government threats or shareholder lawsuits.

With Donald Trump out of the country, one of his most prominent economic advisers is bashing him for costing America jobs.

The U.S. president is currently in the UK, being feted with banquets and parades, while the effects of his trade war with the world are taking effect and that has alarmed Stephen Moore, long associated with Trump going back to his first stint as president.

A Trump admin official who pushed to get a late-night host taken off the air is now being criticized for his response to the news.

The banning of Jimmy Kimmel was set in motion by Donald Trump’s handpicked FCC Chair Brendan Carr who previously threatened ABC/Disney on a podcast by stating, “This is a very, very serious issue right now for Disney. We can do this the easy way or the hard way. These companies can find ways to take action on Kimmel or there is going to be additional work for the FCC ahead."

Despite unhappiness about Donald Trump’s visit to the United Kingdom outside the castle walls, the New York Times’ Maggie Haberman and Sean McCreesh reported the American president is highly enjoying his respite from the troubles he left behind in the U.S. as he hobnobs with royalty and the wealthy.

But, they noted, that will soon come to a crashing end. Back home, the U.S. is embroiled by Trump’s militarization of cities, a culture war raging over the shooting of far-right commentator Charlie Kirk, ICE agents grabbing immigrants off the streets and a looming government shutdown.

Late Wednesday, the network pulled the plug on Kimmel’s show before he took the stage by claiming, “Jimmy Kimmel Live will be pre-empted indefinitely."

That followed a statement from media powerhouse Nexstar Media Group, which owns hundreds of television stations, claiming, “Mr. Kimmel’s comments about the death of Mr. Kirk are offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse, and we do not believe they reflect the spectrum of opinions, views or values of the local communities in which we are located.”