Event Overview
President and First Lady Melania Trump Demand ABC Fire Jimmy Kimmel Over ‘Widow’ Joke
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump demanded that ABC fire Jimmy Kimmel following a joke in which Kimmel referred to Melania as having "the glow of an expectant widow." This comment was made just days before a gunman attempted to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, an event attended by the Trumps. The joke was part of Kimmel's routine during a comedy segment related to the dinner, which was cut short due to the incident.
The incident underscores the heightened tensions surrounding public figures and the potential consequences of comedic remarks, especially in the context of recent violent threats, as noted by the New York Times.
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President and First Lady Melania Trump Demand ABC Fire Jimmy Kimmel Over ‘Widow’ Joke
The joke was recorded two days before the White House correspondents’ dinner, where a gunman tried to storm the press gala.
Trump calls for Kimmel's firing over first lady 'widow' comment
President Trump on Monday called for late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel to be fired after he made a comment about first lady Melania Trump being an “expectant widow” just days before a gunman opened fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in an apparent assassination attempt. In parody of the.
Trumps call for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel — again — after morbid joke about first lady
David Bauder, Associated Press David Bauder, Associated Press Donald and Melania Trump both called for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel on Monday after a joke last week in which the late-night comic described the first lady as having "the glow of an expectant widow." The remark about the president's wife was part of a routine.