Ted Cruz comes to the defense of Jimmy Kimmel and dubs FCC the ‘speech police’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTed Cruz comes to the defense of Jimmy Kimmel and dubs FCC the ‘speech police’It comes after the comedian delivered a mock White House Correspondent’s dinner speech on his showMike Bedigan in New York Wednesday 29 April 2026 21:57 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2967576","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ted-cruz-jimmy-kimmel-fcc-melania-trump-b2967576.html","title":"Ted Cruz comes to the defense of Jimmy Kimmel and dubs FCC the ‘speech police’"}}CloseJimmy Kimmel jokes about Melania having 'the glow of an expectant widow' days before shooting incidentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSC...