Last month, he hailed the network’s decision to pull comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s show off the air for a week. ABC indefinitely suspended Kimmel the same day Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr called on broadcasters to push back at the network over remarks the late-night host made.
In December, ABC News and Stephanopoulos agreed to settle a defamation suit brought by Trump by issuing a public apology and providing $15 million to fund Trump’s future presidential library.
