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Melania Trump rips WHCA sketch recorded before shooting: ‘Kimmel hides behind ABC’
Melania Trump criticized comedian Jimmy Kimmel for a joke made during a sketch aired two days before the White House Correspondents' Dinner, where he referred to her as having the "glow" of an "expectant widow." She described the joke as "corrosive" and called on ABC to take action against Kimmel. President Trump also demanded Kimmel's firing, echoing his wife's sentiments. The sketch aired shortly before a shooting incident occurred near the event, which has led to heightened scrutiny of the joke's timing and appropriateness.
The incident has sparked calls for ABC to take action against Jimmy Kimmel, with both Melania Trump and President Trump demanding his firing following the controversial joke made shortly before a shooting incident.
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Melania Trump rips WHCA sketch recorded before shooting: ‘Kimmel hides behind ABC’
First lady Melania Trump is calling on ABC to punish comedian Jimmy Kimmel over a sketch during which the late-night host joked that she had the “glow” of an “expectant widow.” Kimmel’s sketch aired on Thursday evening, just two days before a shooting outside the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner.
Trump demands ABC fire Jimmy Kimmel ‘immediately’ after ‘expectant widow’ quip about Melania
President Trump called on ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel on Monday after the comedian referred to Melania Trump as “an expectant widow” two days before Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner. “Jimmy Kimmel should be immediately fired by Disney and ABC,” the president wrote in a post on Truth Social , echoing a call.
Melania Trump wants ABC to 'take a stand' against Jimmy Kimmel after 'hateful' joke
First lady Melania Trump attends the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., on April 25. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption First lady Melania Trump is not happy about late night host Jimmy Kimmel's recent joke about her. "Look at Melania, so beautiful. Mrs. Trump.