ABC said that the Trump administration agency’s nearly unprecedented decision to order an early license review of the eight Disney-owned ABC stations is a warning from the government to other media companies. The reviews were ordered a day after Trump urged ABC to fire late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. “From its earliest days, this administration has made clear its intent to punish ABC for its news coverage and to create a chilling effect on ABC and others,” ABC said. Broadcast stations need FCC licenses to use public airwaves. Trump ​demanded in November ⁠that the FCC revoke ABC licenses after he criticized an ABC News correspondent for asking Saudi Arabia’s crown prince about the 2018 killing of a Washington Post columnist, in a question he dubbed “insubordinate.”