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For the second time this week, Donald Trump and his allies flip-flopped on free speech after Trump got his feelings hurt by Jimmy Kimmel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s FCC Chair, Brendan Carr, publicly pressured ABC<\/a> to punish the late-night host and comedian following his criticism of Trump. This comes after Attorney General Pam Bondi threatened<\/a> Americans\u2019 right to free speech. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donald Trump is conducting the most concerted, blatant attack on free speech in modern times, and Americans across this country will not stand for his government trampling on their fundamental rights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

REMINDER: Here\u2019s what Trump and his inner circle have previously said about free speech: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cAmerica is a free nation once again. On day one, I signed an executive order to stop all government censorship.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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JD Vance<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cThere is a new sheriff in town, and under Donald Trump’s leadership, we may disagree with your views, but we will fight to defend your right to offer it in the public square.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Elon Musk<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cYou can’t make fun of anything. Legalize comedy!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Brendan Carr<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cShould the government censor speech it doesn’t like? Of course not.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trump seems hellbent on restricting and censoring speech, extorting private companies, and dropping the full weight of the government hammer on First Amendment rights if he doesn\u2019t like what people are saying. Just today, he said that TV shows are \u201cnot allowed<\/a>\u201d to criticize him \u2014 that doesn\u2019t sound like a leader of a so-called \u201cfree speech\u201d party. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For the second time this week, Donald Trump and his allies flip-flopped on free speech after Trump got his feelings hurt by Jimmy Kimmel.  Trump\u2019s FCC Chair, Brendan Carr, publicly pressured ABC to punish the late-night host and comedian following his criticism of Trump. 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