President Donald Trump’s critics and free speech advocates in the United States are decrying a decision by his administration to review the broadcast licences of several ABC channels, calling the move “unconstitutional”. The probe by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), announced on Tuesday, followed Trump and his wife, Melania, calling for the firing of ABC host Jimmy Kimmel over a joke he told last week. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 Melania Trump blasts Kimmel, calls on ABC to ‘take stand’ against comedian list 2 of 3 US Supreme Court hears Haiti, Syria TPS case with wide-ranging implications list 3 of 3 ‘Should be fired’: Why the Trumps want Jimmy Kimmel sacked end of list “The FCC’s unconstitutional threats against ABC are the latest confirmation that Chairman Brendan Carr has weaponised what should be an independent agency in service of Donald Trump’s personal political agenda,” Clayton Weimers, executive director of Reporters Without Borders in North America, said in a…