Trump Renews Push to Oust Kimmel as Disney Stands Firm and FCC Orders Early License Review

Overview

• Trump, who renewed his demand Thursday on Truth Social, urged ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel "soon" and claimed the show has very low ratings.
• Disney has kept Jimmy Kimmel Live on the air, and Kimmel has not mentioned the FCC action in his monologues this week.
• The FCC ordered an early renewal process for eight ABC station licenses, citing a Disney diversity inquiry that many analysts view as retaliation.
• The dispute followed Kimmel's joke that Melania Trump looked like a "future widow," after which both Trumps pressed ABC on Monday to take action.
• Legal experts say Disney would likely keep its licenses because courts set high bars for government efforts to punish broadcast content.