New Delhi, April 28 -- New Disney chief Josh D'Amaro, barely six weeks into the role, is navigating his first major political crisis after President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump publicly called on ABC to dismiss late-night host Jimmy Kimmel over a joke that took on new significance following Saturday's shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

Josh D'Amaro, who took over as Disney chief executive from Bob Iger just six weeks ago, is confronting his first significant test from the Trump administration after the president and first lady separately demanded that ABC remove Kimmel from its airwaves.

D'Amaro, who previously led Disney's theme parks division and now oversees the company's broadcast networks including AB...