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Mamdani Cancels Town Hall Over Kimmel Suspension

September 22, 2025 at 3:05 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, said on Monday that he was canceling a town hall on WABC that had been planned for this week, in protest of the decision by the station’s parent company to indefinitely suspend Jimmy Kimmel’s talk show,” the New York Times reports.

Washington Post: Mamdani pulls out of event with ABC station after Kimmel suspension.

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