Vice President JD Vance tried Wednesday to rewrite the history of what happened before ABC suspended late-night host Jimmy Kimmel last week, saying a commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission merely made “a joke on social media” on the subject of Kimmel.

Before Kimmel's suspension, FCC Chair Brendan Carr appeared to pressure ABC to take action against the late night host.

Last week, the FCC chairman "we can do this the easy way or the hard way" if no action was taken against the talk show host. Here's a recap.

The Comedy Central staple aired its first episode since Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show was pulled by ABC and took jabs at the Federal Communications Commission

FCC honcho Brendan Carr accused Democrats of being "engaged in nothing more than Projection and Distortion" in his first remarks since the announcement of Jimmy Kimmel's return to television.

Sen. Jon Husted said it was inappropriate for FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to make "intimidating" comments about Disney-owned ABC.

"More importantly, I want to thank those Americans from across the ideological spectrum who spoke loudly and courageously against this blatant attempt to silence free speech."

California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta accused FCC Chairman Brendan Carr of abusing his power to intimidate television broadcasters into toeing a conservative line in favor of President Trump.