Donald Trump has called for Jimmy Kimmel to be fired over a joke the late-night host made about First Lady Melania Trump, calling her the “glow of an expectant widow”
Donald Trump has lashed out at a Jimmy Kimmel joke where he quipped that Melania Trump had the glow of an “expectant widow”.
The comedian made the remarks during an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live last Thursday, days before a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night.
“Our First Lady, Melania, is here. Look at Melania, so beautiful. Mrs Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow,” Kimmel said.
Trump has now taken to Truth Social demanding Kimmel be fired over the remarks, marking the latest chapter in a long-running feud between the pair. Trump previously cheered when Kimmel was suspended by broadcaster ABC following a monologue referencing the shooting of Charlie Kirk, in which he likened the US President’s grief to “how a 4-year-old mourns a goldfish”, reports the Mirror.
Trump has now posted on social media: “Wow, Jimmy Kimmel, who is in no way funny as attested to by his terrible Television Ratings, made a statement on his Show that is really shocking. He showed a fake video of the First Lady, Melania, and our son, Barron, like they were actually sitting in his studio, listening to him speak, which they weren’t, and never would be.”
“He then stated, “Our First Lady, Melania, is here. Look at Melania, so beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow.” A day later a lunatic tried entering the ballroom of the White House Correspondents Dinner, loaded up with a shotgun, handgun, and many knives. He was there for a very obvious and sinister reason.
“I appreciate that so many people are incensed by Kimmel’s despicable call to violence, and normally would not be responsive to anything that he said but, this is something far beyond the pale. Jimmy Kimmel should be immediately fired by Disney and ABC. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP.”
Cole Tomas Allen, 31, from Torrance, California, is the suspected gunman who was allegedly armed with guns and knives when he stormed the Washington Hilton on Saturday night.
Melania also took to social media earlier today to urge ABC to “take a stand” against Kimmel and his programme. Writing on X, the First Lady stated: “Kimmel’s hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country. His monologue about my family isn’t comedy- his words are corrosive and deepens the political sickness within America. People like Kimmel shouldn’t have the opportunity to enter our homes each evening to spread hate.
” A coward, Kimmel hides behind ABC because he knows the network will keep running cover to protect him. Enough is enough. It is time for ABC to take a stand. How many times will ABC’s leadership enable Kimmel’s atrocious behavior at the expense of our community.”
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