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Elon Musk resurfaced former Vice President and former Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ years-old call for President Donald Trump’s ban from social media as she claims «free speech» concerns over Jimmy Kimmel being pulled off the air.
Harris has weighed in on Disney’s decision to pull ABC’s «Jimmy Kimmel Live!» off the air «indefinitely,» defending Kimmel and slamming what she calls an «outright abuse of power» by the Trump administration.
«What we are witnessing is an outright abuse of power. This administration is attacking critics and using fear as a weapon to silence anyone who would speak out. Media corporations — from television networks to newspapers — are capitulating to these threats,» Harris wrote on X about Kimmel’s suspension. «We cannot dare to be silent or complacent in the face of this frontal assault on free speech. We, the people, deserve better.»
Many X users, including Musk, the platform’s owner, were quick to point out Harris’ own past statements, some suggested they appeared to support censorship.
Musk resurfaced a 2019 tweet by Harris when Trump was serving his first time. Harris, a U.S. senator representing California at the time, was running for vice president when she made the post on X, now Twitter.
«Look let’s be honest, @realDonaldTrump’s Twitter account should be suspended,» Harris wrote on Sept. 30, 2019.
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Jimmy Kimmel, left, was pulled from ABC over his remarks on Charlie Kirk. (Melissa Majchrzak/AFP via Getty Images; Michael Le Brecht/Disney via Getty Images)
Musk re-posted the message on Friday, adding a thinking face emoji.
Kimmel’s show was pulled after he accused conservatives of reaching «new lows» in trying to pin a left-wing ideology on Tyler Robinson, who is accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk, even though prosecutors reaffirmed those ties in an indictment.
«We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,» Kimmel said, sparking outrage.
There have been several questions about the role the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) played in the suspension. Those questioning the move are on both sides of the aisle, with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, warning conservatives that they «will regret» setting the precedent.
«What he is saying is Jimmy Kimmel was lying. That’s true, he was lying, and lying to the American people is not in the public interest,» Cruz said on an episode of his podcast. «He threatens explicitly — we’re going to cancel ABC News’ license. We’re going to take him off the air, so ABC cannot broadcast anymore … He threatens it.»
CRUZ WARNS CONSERVATIVES ‘WILL REGRET’ FCC CENSORSHIP PUSH AGAINST ABC, OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS
Around 200 protesters lined up outside of Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California to rail against Disney’s suspension of ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday evening. (Christina House / Getty)
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr joined Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Sept. 17, the day the suspension was announced, and defended the move.
«Broadcasters are different than any other form of communication,» Carr said, pointing to affiliate groups like Nexstar and Sinclair that announced they would no longer carry «Jimmy Kimmel Live!» He argued that local stations acted appropriately, saying they were «standing up to serve the interests of their community.»
«Over the years, the FCC walked away from enforcing that public interest obligation,» Carr said. «I don’t think we’re better off as a country for it.»
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Elon Musk resurfaced a 2019 tweet in which then-Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., urged Twitter to take down President Donald Trump’s account. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images; Randy Holmes/ABC via Getty Images; Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News on Saturday that the decision to «fire Jimmy Kimmel and to cancel his show came from executives at ABC.»
«That has now been reported,» Leavitt said. «And I can assure you it did not come from the White House and there was no pressure given from the president of the United States.»
The Biden-Harris administration has seen its share of censorship controversies, particularly in its interactions with social media companies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
During a 2021 press conference, then-White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that the administration was «flagging problematic posts for Facebook that spread disinformation.»
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In August 2024, just ahead of the presidential election, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted in a letter that the Biden-Harris administration pressured Facebook to censor Americans.
Zuckerberg made the admission in a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, more than a year after providing the committee with thousands of documents as part of its investigation into content moderation on online platforms.
Fox News Digital’s Greg Wehner contributed to this report.
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The Senate moved closer Wednesday to advancing a sweeping housing package aimed at boosting affordability, but a Trump-backed provision banning institutional investors from buying single-family homes is emerging as a flash point.
Lawmakers cleared another procedural hurdle for the bill Wednesday, setting up a likely final vote before they leave Washington Thursday.
The Housing for the 21st Century Act passed the House last month by a 390-9 bipartisan vote. The legislation includes a wide-ranging slate of measures designed to increase the supply of affordable housing.
HOUSE PASSES BIPARTISAN HOUSING BILL AS TRUMP ZEROES IN ON AFFORDABILITY CRISIS
President Donald Trump speaks about the military strikes against Iran at a news conference Monday, March 9, 2026, at Trump National Doral Miami in Doral, Fla. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., the chair of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., its top Democrat, teamed up to advance and modify the bill in the Senate.
«When President [Donald] Trump and Elizabeth Warren and Senate Republicans can all come to the same place on a housing bill, it shows that if you put partisan politics aside and focus on the issues impacting the American people, you can get results,» Scott told CNBC’s «Squawk Box.»
In its original form, the legislation was primarily intended to help first-time homebuyers and lower-income Americans enter the housing market or gain access to more affordable housing options.
BIPARTISAN PLAN AIMS TO MAKE THE AMERICAN DREAM AFFORDABLE AGAIN FOR MILLIONS OF FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., arrives for a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen building Feb. 27, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
But the initial bill lacked a key policy Trump wanted — a ban on institutional investors, such as hedge funds or large corporations, buying single-family homes. Trump earlier this year signed an executive order banning the practice and urged Congress to codify it during his State of the Union address.
«I’m asking Congress to make that ban permanent because homes for people — really, that’s what we want,» Trump said. «We want homes for people, not for corporations.»
Scott and Warren added that provision to the bill. If passed, the package would also incorporate several policies from the ROAD to Housing Act, a separate Senate housing proposal that previously stalled.
The provision would prohibit large-scale investors from purchasing single-family homes and would require companies that exceed a certain ownership threshold to divest within seven years.
PRO-TRUMP GROUP UNLEASHES BLUEPRINT FOR CRUCIAL HOUSING INITIATIVE FEATURING TOP MAGA INFLUENCER
Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, warned there was a «problem» with the Senate’s bipartisan housing package. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
But the institutional investor ban is drawing concerns from some Senate Democrats and industry stakeholders who argue it could eliminate build-to-rent housing units.
Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, said on the Senate floor that «there is a problem» with the bill. He argued the ban on corporations and hedge funds buying single-family homes was written in a way that would force «anybody who owns and rents out more than 350 units, single family or duplexes» to sell after a seven-year period.
«There’s literally no reason for this,» Schatz said. «And the problem is that it was written in such a way that it was trying to capture the hedge fund problem, but they wrote it wrong.
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«And, so, the definition of institutional investor says, essentially, anyone who owns and operates more than 350 units to rent. That’s bananas.»
Several members of the housing and rental industry wrote in a letter to Scott and Warren that the seven-year clause would «effectively shut down build-to-rent development, leading to less supply and fewer options for renters.»
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Rompió el silencio el joven que atropelló y mató a su profesor en medio de una broma: “Profundo dolor”
El joven que atropelló a su profesor en medio de una broma que salió mal en Georgia, Estados Unidos, rompió el silencio y lamentó el hecho. En un comunicado emitido por su familia, aseguró estar atravesando un “profundo dolor” por la muerte del docente.
Jayden Wallace, de 18 años, se acercó a la casa de su maestro, Jason Hughes, de 40 años, junto a cuatro compañeros para tirarle rollos de papel higiénico, una tradición común en el país. Sin embargo, cuando el profesor salió corriendo para atraparlos, fue embestido por la camioneta del estudiante.
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La familia del adolescente emitió un comunicado sobre lo ocurrido: “Somos una familia con profundo remordimiento y afligida por una pérdida tan tremenda en nuestra comunidad de North Hall. Jason Hughes significaba el mundo para nuestro hijo, Jayden”, expresaron en el escrito recuperado por 11Alive el martes.
“Se tomó el tiempo para invertir en Jay y derramó su amor en él, haciendo un impacto duradero. Junto con el resto de nuestra familia, Jay expresa su más profundo dolor y su más sincera disculpa a la familia Hughes”, agregaron.
Jason Hughes murió atropelldo por un alumno. (Foto: gentileza People).
Por su parte, el adolescente también expresó su dolor por el lamentable suceso: “Me comprometo a vivir el resto de mi vida de una manera que honre la memoria del entrenador Hughes ejemplificando a Cristo. Nunca será olvidado”.
Una broma que terminó de la peor manera
El trágico hecho ocurrió el viernes por la noche, cerca de las 23.40, en la localidad de Gainesville. Según informó la policía del condado de Hall, cinco adolescentes llegaron en dos autos a la casa de Hughes y comenzaron a lanzar rollos de papel sobre los árboles del jardín.
El profesor, que era padre de dos chicos, esperaba con ilusión este tipo de bromas, según contó su esposa. Esa noche, el hombre salió de la casa para sorprender a los chicos.
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En ese momento, los estudiantes se subieron rápidamente a sus vehículos para escapar. Estaba lloviendo; Hughes tropezó y cayó sobre la calle justo cuando una camioneta pickup arrancaba para huir. El conductor, Jayden Ryan Wallace, lo atropelló accidentalmente.
Los alumnos tiraron papel higiénico a la casa de Hughes. (Foto: gentilez Mirror)
Los otros estudiantes, identificados como Elijah Tate Owens, de 18 años, Aiden Hucks, de 18 años, Ana Katherine Luque, de 18 años, y Ariana Cruz, de 18 años, fueron arrestados en la escena. Bajaron enseguida del auto junto a Wallace para asistir a Hughes, pero el profesor fue declarado muerto mientras era trasladado al hospital local.
El conductor fue acusado de homicidio vehicular en primer grado, un delito grave en Georgia que puede significar entre tres y quince años de prisión, además de cargos por conducción imprudente.
Los otros cuatro estudiantes fueron detenidos y acusados de allanamiento ilegal y tirar basura en propiedad privada, aunque recuperaron la libertad bajo fianza.
La esposa de Hughes, que también es profesora en el mismo instituto, pidió públicamente que se retiren los cargos contra el joven conductor.
“Esta es una tragedia terrible, y nuestra familia está decidida a evitar que ocurra otra tragedia que arruine la vida de estos estudiantes”, expresó en declaraciones al New York Times.
La familia de Hughes difundió un comunicado en el que remarcaron que el profesor “conocía y apreciaba a los cinco estudiantes implicados y que procesarlos iría en contra de su vocación de ayudar a los jóvenes”.
Wallace y Hughes eran muy cercanos, declaró Matt Williams, amigo de Hughes, a abc News. “La familia quiere dejar claro que conocían a estos niños y los querían, y que estos niños querían a los Hughes. Esto no fue un acto malicioso”.
La decisión final sobre el futuro judicial de los estudiantes quedará en manos del fiscal del distrito, Lee Darragh.
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