Brian Stelter and Jonathan V. Last: Worst Case Scenario

<div>The administration wants people to believe that Jimmy Kimmel was pulled off the air because he supposedly crossed a red line when it came to Charlie Kirk—yet at the same time, somehow totally ignore that this is naked government coercion of critics who embrace the time-honored tradition of skewering presidents. And because this is the Trump administration, there's also a corruption angle, namely a local TV station conglomerate trying to curry favor with Trump and FCC Chair Brendan Carr to get a $6.2 billion merger approved. Meanwhile, Vance is openly manufacturing a new, broader conspiracy behind the Kirk assassination, continuing his admitted pattern of just making things up out of whole cloth. It'd be nice if other members of the media noticed.<br /><br /><strong>JVL </strong>and <strong>Brian Stelter</strong> join Tim Miller.<br /><br /><em>show notes<br /></em><br /></div><ul>

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<strong>NEW show added to Toronto schedule:</strong> Bulwark Live Q&amp;A Matinee show on Saturday, September 27 —<a href="https://admitone.com/events/the-bulwark-podcast-toronto-10155121">tickets are on sale now, here</a>.<br /><br /></li>

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