US EditionFCC Orders Disney to File for Early License Renewal After Trump Calls for Jimmy Kimmel to Be Fired
Trump and Melania urged Disney to fire Jimmy Kimmel as the FCC weighs license reviews for eight ABC stations, Reuters reported.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump called on Disney and ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel, citing his recent "hateful" language regarding the First Lady.
- Last Thursday, Kimmel joked during a White House Correspondents' Association dinner send-up that Melania had "a glow like an expectant widow," made three days before the actual event.
- The Federal Communications Commission is set to order license reviews of 8 Disney-owned ABC stations as Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro faces mounting pressure from the White House.
- White House communications director Steven Cheung accused Kimmel of "making a disgusting joke about assassinating the President," though Kimmel maintained his remarks were misconstrued and not a "call to assassination."
- Past White House Correspondents' Dinner controversies often involved comedians pushing roast formats too far, mirroring the FCC's September 2025 pressure on broadcasters regarding Kimmel's earlier remarks on Charlie Kirk.
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FCC threatens ABC as Trumps call for Kimmel's firing
The FCC is ramping up the pressure on ABC and Disney by threatening to strip broadcasters of their station licenses. The FCC says the review of the licenses is tied to Disney’s DEI initiatives, but it’s widely seen as retaliation in the ongoing battle between President Trump and ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. Geoff Bennett discussed more with CNN media analyst Brian Stelter.
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Decatur DailyKimmel’s show goes on amid backlash, but FCC applies more pressure with new filing
A day after President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump blasted Jimmy Kimmel and called for ABC and parent company Disney to fire the late-night television host, the Federal Communications Commission applied more pressure.
Disney Responds After FCC Targets ABC Licenses Following Trump and Melania Calls to Fire Jimmy Kimmel
Disney responded Tuesday after the Federal Communications Commission ordered an accelerated review of licenses held by ABC-owned television stations, a dramatic regulatory move that came days after President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump publicly urged ABC to fire late-night host Jimmy Kimmel over his monologue before the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner
FCC reviews Disney’s ABC station licenses after Jimmy Kimmel joke | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
LOS ANGELES >> After a joke by late-night host Jimmy Kimmel drew calls from the White House for ABC to fire the comedian, the Federal Communications Commission today ordered an early license review of the network’s television stations.
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