Zohran Mamdani Cancels ABC Town Hall Appearance Over Kimmel Suspension

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee in the New York City mayoral race, is pulling out of a town hall with ABC affiliate WABC News in protest over the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show, amNewYork reported Monday.

Mamdani has taken issue with the network’s controversial decision to pull “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the air “indefinitely” shortly after Brendan Carr, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission, issued a threat to the network and its affiliates over the late night comedian’s criticism of conservatives’ response to the assassination of right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk...