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Trump's FCC Moving to Challenge Disney's Broadcast Licenses in Retaliation for Kimmel: Report

Consequence·Wren Graves·about 1 month ago
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The Trump Administration and the FCC are moving to challenge Disney ‘s broadcast licenses for ABC as retaliation for jokes made by Jimmy Kimmel , with Semafor and CNN reporting that paperwork could be filed as soon as this afternoon. One source told CNN’s Brian Stelter, “The FCC is preparing to call in all of the TV licenses for Disney/ABC for early renewal,” with the implicit threat of refusing to renew. Disney’s licenses cover eight ABC owned-and-operated stations in cities including Chicago and New York. Last week, Kimmel said that First Lady Melania Trump looks like an “expectant widow” — a joke that went viral two days later after an alleged gunman attempted to attack the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Melania called for Kimmel to be fired, perhaps confused about the timeline, though if you’ve been waiting for your husband to die for over 20 years, you might also think time is standing still.…

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