Melania and Donald Trump call for Jimmy Kimmel to be fired in latest attack on ABC host
The Guardian • • nation
Key Points:
- Melania Trump accused Jimmy Kimmel of using "hateful and violent rhetoric" and called on ABC to take a stand against the comedian following his monologue referring to her as an "expectant widow."
- Kimmel's remarks were made during a skit parodying the White House correspondents’ dinner, where he mocked the Trumps' connections to Jeffrey Epstein and made a controversial joke about Melania Trump.
- Melania's criticism echoes a previous incident when ABC suspended Kimmel after FCC chair Brendan Carr threatened the network over the comedian's jokes about Donald Trump, though Kimmel was later reinstated.
- Donald Trump supported Melania’s stance, demanding that Disney and ABC immediately fire Kimmel, labeling his comments as a "despicable call to violence."
- The Trumps’ condemnation of Kimmel comes amid broader debates over violent rhetoric from the Trump administration, with critics pointing to the president's past inflammatory statements.
