FCC commissioner condemns ‘censorship’ following Stephen Colbert comments on Talarico interview

 https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5741862-brendan-carr-fcc-censorship-colbert-talarico-interview/

A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) member is going after Paramount over the company’s apparent decision to bar CBS late night host Stephen Colbert from airing an interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico.

“Let’s just call this what it is: Donald Trump’s administration wants to silence anyone who says anything bad about Trump on TV, because all Trump does is watch TV,” the “Late Show” host said.

Colbert theorized that Paramount did not want to upset FCC Chair Brendan Carr, who recently floated doing away with an agency rule exempting talk shows from being required to provide equal time on air to candidates for political office.