New CEO will rise to the occasion of handling Trump-Kimmel spat, Disney chair says

NewsWorldAmericasNew CEO will rise to the occasion of handling Trump-Kimmel spat, Disney chair saysA complaint has been filed with the FCC to investigate Kimmel over the joke Terje Solsvik Tuesday 28 April 2026 16:28 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2966558","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/disney-abc-jimmy-kimmel-trump-josh-damaro-b2966558.html","title":"New CEO will rise to the occasion of handling Trump-Kimmel spat, Disney chair says"}}CloseJimmy Kimmel breaks silence over Melania ‘widow’ joke after Trump demands he’s firedThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Walt Disney’s new chief execu...