Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Jimmy Kimmel joke sparks Trump firing demand controversy

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel made a joke describing First Lady Melania Trump as having 'a glow like an expectant widow' during a mock White House Correspondents' Dinner segment on his show days before an actual shooting incident at the real event. Both President Donald Trump and Melania Trump publicly called for ABC and Disney to fire Kimmel, with Trump calling the joke 'a despicable call to violence.' Kimmel defended himself on his Monday night show, insisting the remark was about the Trumps' age difference and was 'not by any stretch of the definition a call to assassination.'