In a Thursday Truth Social post, he escalated pressure as Disney kept Kimmel, who is contracted through next year, on air despite an FCC challenge to eight ABC station licences.
The row followed Kimmel's "expectant widow" joke about Melania Trump, after which the first lady urged ABC to act and Trump said the network should dismiss him immediately.
Disney says its stations comply with FCC rules and will fight through legal channels, while free-speech advocates call the White House and FCC actions retaliation against protected speech.
What precedent is set when a federal agency reviews broadcast licenses following a comedian's monologue?