New Delhi, April 29 -- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has ordered an early license review of eight television stations owned by ABC. The network is owned by The Walt Disney Company.

The move raises the possibility that the FCC could seek to revoke the stations' licenses to use public broadcast airwaves.

The controversy began after a monologue by late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, whose show airs on ABC. In a satirical segment ahead of the White House Correspondents' Dinner, Kimmel joked that First Lady Melania Trump had "a glow like an expectant widow."

During his monologue, Kimmel referred to the First Lady, saying: "Our first lady, Melania, is here. Look at Melania, so beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant ...