The Federal Communications Commission is reviewing the broadcast licenses of local stations directly owned by ABC.

After a joke by late-night host Jimmy Kimmel drew calls from the White House for ABC to fire the comedian, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday ordered an early license ‌review of the network's television stations. The dramatic escalation by the FCC and standoff between President Donald Trump's administration…

Kimmel said the first lady had “the glow of an expectant widow” days before a gunman opened fire on a dinner Melania and Donald Trump attended.

The move comes as the White House pressures Disney-owned ABC to fire Kimmel after he called Melania an "expectant widow".

WASHINGTON - The Federal Communications Commission filed an order Tuesday to review Disney’s ABC broadcast licenses, 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. Key facts - The FCC will make an unprecedented, early review of Disney’s broadcast licenses for ABC, targeting eight stations around the U.S. that include broadcasters in the nation’s largest markets. - Disney is directed to file license renewals for all of its licensed ABC TV stations by May 28 under the order, which did not name Kimmel and attributed the call for renewal to the FCC’s ongoing investigation into Disney’s diversity, equity and inclusion practices. - The FCC review comes 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. - President Donald Trump has called for…