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Jimmy Kimmel is still on the air. The real impact of Trump's fight against ABC will happen behind the scenes.

Business Insider·Peter Kafka·about 1 month ago
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Chief Correspondent covering media and technology Last fall, when the Trump administration took issue with Jimmy Kimmel, Disney took him off the air for several days. This time around, Kimmel has continued to broadcast. Randy Holmes/Disney via Getty Images The second round of Trump administration attacks on Disney, ABC, and Jimmy Kimmel has played out differently than the one we saw last fall. This time, Kimmel has stayed on the air. And Disney says it doesn't think Trump's FCC will take away its broadcast licenses. But Trump's threats will still weigh on new Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro, which is the point. The federal government says it's going to review ABC's broadcast licenses — a move that came a day after Donald and Melania Trump both called on ABC to punish Jimmy Kimmel . What does that mean for Kimmel and everything else that airs on ABC? For now, nothing. But that doesn't mean it doesn't matter.…

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