Hillary Clinton Calls Trump a Threat to Free Speech While Ignoring Google Censorship Confession [WATCH]

Hillary Clinton appeared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe on Wednesday morning, where she claimed President Donald Trump was using an “authoritarian playbook” to silence critics, pointing to ABC’s brief suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, as reported by The Western Journal.

The remarks came just one day after Google admitted it had censored Americans at the request of Democrats.

Clinton, speaking with co-host Willie Geist, argued that Kimmel’s removal from the air for six days showed Trump was a danger to free expression. “I view [taking Jimmy Kimmel off the air] as very dangerous,” she said.

“It is right out of the authoritarian playbook, Willie. I mean, this is, you know, on this was point four of the authoritarian playbook: Silence your opponents, cripple the media that doesn’t give you the slavish attention and agreement that, uh, you desire. Use the power of the government to go after corporations and individuals.”

Kimmel had been suspended by ABC after falsely claiming that Charlie Kirk’s assassin was politically aligned with conservatives. He returned to the air Tuesday night, where he delivered an emotional monologue, which Clinton praised.

“I thought you know, Jimmy Kimmel did an excellent job last night in, you know, being very emotional, actually, about that moment for him and how he felt misunderstood,” she said.

Clinton went further, suggesting she wished she could have silenced her critics in the past. “If I had only known, I could call up the FCC chair and say, ‘Take this person off the air, get that person out of my sight, off with his head,’” she joked.

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“I view it as very dangerous. It is right out of the authoritarian playbook—Silence your opponents, cripple the media.”

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Her remarks did not address revelations from Google the previous day. In a letter to House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio, Google admitted YouTube had removed lawful content at the urging of the Biden administration.

The company acknowledged that it had taken down videos that did not violate its own rules under pressure from government officials.

“Reflecting the Company’s commitment to free expression, YouTube will provide an opportunity for all creators to rejoin the platform if the company terminated their channels for repeated violations of COVID-19 and elections integrity policies that are no longer in effect,” a lawyer for Google wrote.

The company described the federal pressure as “unacceptable and wrong.”

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While Clinton argued Trump was responsible for silencing Kimmel, records confirm ABC and Disney, not the White House, suspended the host.

At the same time, Democrats have faced growing scrutiny for their role in urging Big Tech companies to suppress speech on issues ranging from elections to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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