Jimmy Kimmel Fired-Was it Right & Should the FCC have Gotten Involved plus Trump Designates ANTIFA a Terrorist Organization
The Ben Ferguson Podcast
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🗓️ 19 September 2025
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Firing & FCC Involvement
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The hosts argue that Jimmy Kimmel was suspended/fired not just because of controversial remarks about Charlie Kirk’s assassination, but also because of poor ratings, declining revenue for ABC, and refusal to apologize.
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They dispute claims that it was “cancel culture,” instead framing it as a business decision coupled with consequences for spreading misinformation.
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The FCC’s possible involvement raises First Amendment concerns. While FCC Chair Brendan Carr suggested broadcasters must act in the “public interest” and hinted at consequences for Kimmel’s comments, Cruz and Ferguson strongly criticize the idea of government threats against speech. They warn that allowing the FCC to police political content would set a dangerous precedent, especially against conservatives in the future.
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Trump Designating ANTIFA a Terrorist Organization
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The second half of the discussion covers Senator Cruz questioning FBI Director Cash Betel about Antifa. Cruz urges following the money behind violent protests, pushing for the group’s designation as a terrorist organization.
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Shortly after, Trump announced Antifa would indeed be labeled a terrorist group. The hosts praise this move, calling Antifa a violent organization funded by radical donors (including foreign governments and wealthy left-leaning individuals).
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They stress a distinction between free speech (protected) and violent action (not protected).
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:04.4 | Welcome in his verdict with Senator Ted Cruz, Ben Ferguson. |
| 0:07.7 | It's nice to have you with us wherever you're listening around the country. |
| 0:11.6 | And we've got a pack show for you, including one of your best friends, Senator, Jimmy Kimmel, getting the boot. |
| 0:19.3 | I mean, are you guys going to have a lot more time to play basketball now? |
| 0:23.0 | Look, Jimmy Kimmel has been canned. He has been suspended indefinitely. I think that is a fantastic thing. |
| 0:31.6 | I think Jimmy Kimmel was putting out garbage for a long, long time. But we're going to break down |
| 0:36.3 | because they're real questions about why ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel and what the role was of the FCC. The FCC threatened |
| 0:44.0 | to revoke ABC's licenses. We're going to break down the First Amendment implications of that. |
| 0:49.2 | We're also going to talk about a hearing that happened this week, Cash Patel, the director of the |
| 0:53.8 | FBI, |
| 0:54.5 | testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee. And I questioned Cash, and I called on the Trump |
| 1:00.8 | administration to designate Antifa as a terrorist organization. And in particular, what I urge |
| 1:07.3 | the FBI and the DOJ to do is follow the money. Follow those who are putting money behind |
| 1:12.9 | violent protests, riots, acts of violence. And we're also going to talk about how the fact that |
| 1:20.4 | within 24 hours the Trump administration announced they were doing exactly that. They were |
| 1:26.3 | going to designate Antifa |
| 1:28.0 | as a terrorist organization. It's the right thing to do. It makes America safer. We're going to |
| 1:33.1 | explain all that to you. Yeah, it's definitely a lot to discuss. And we're going to talk about all of it |
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