FCC Will Review Disney’s Broadcast Licenses After Melania Trump Blasts Jimmy Kimmel Joke
Key takeaways
- If the FCC moves forward Tuesday, the review would come less than a week after Kimmel’s joke, which the late night host said was about Trump’s age and not a call for his assassination.
- The president has called for Kimmel’s firing over the remarks.
- The FCC may not trigger the review, Semafor added, though it noted FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s threats against Disney’s licenses over its diversity programs.
Topline The Federal Communications Commission is planning to review Disney’s broadcast licenses, according to multiple reports, pressing the media conglomerate after First Lady Melania Trump blasted a joke made by late night host Jimmy Kimmel in which he said the first lady had “a glow like an expectant widow” days before a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
Kimmel said the joke he made about Trump concerned the president's age.Photo by Randy Holmes/Disney via Getty Images Key FactsThe FCC will make an unprecedented, early review of Disney’s broadcast licenses for ABC, according to Semafor.
If the FCC moves forward Tuesday, the review would come less than a week after Kimmel’s joke, which the late night host said was about Trump’s age and not a call for his assassination.