April 28, 2026
FCC to call in Disney stations for early license review in wake of ABC's Jimmy Kimmel controversy
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is expected to call the licenses of Disney for early license review as soon as Tuesday, Fox News Digital has learned.
TL;DR
- FCC is expected to call Disney's broadcast licenses for early review.
- The review is prompted by Jimmy Kimmel's recent "expectant widow" comment.
- President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump called for Kimmel's termination.
- Disney-owned ABC affiliates will have to prove they operate in the public interest.
- The FCC's action is considered an unprecedented escalation.
- Kimmel doubled down on his remarks, stating they were about age difference, not assassination.
- The controversy comes in the wake of an attempted assassination at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner.
- Melania Trump criticized Kimmel's rhetoric as hateful and divisive.
- President Trump publicly stated Kimmel should be fired.