Melania Trump blasts Jimmy Kimmel's jokes before correspondents' dinner as "hateful and violent rhetoric"
CBS News • • nation
Key Points:
- First Lady Melania Trump condemned comedian Jimmy Kimmel's recent jokes as "hateful and violent rhetoric," accusing him of spreading division and hate through his monologue about her family.
- President Trump supported Melania's criticism and called for Kimmel to be fired by ABC and Disney, describing Kimmel's remarks as a "despicable call to violence."
- The controversy follows a skit Kimmel aired mocking the White House Correspondents' Dinner, where he made a disparaging comment about Melania Trump, just days before a shooting incident at the event.
- The suspected shooter, Cole Allen, was apprehended without injuries, and the incident led to heightened scrutiny of political rhetoric and its potential impact.
- Kimmel has faced previous backlash from conservatives and was temporarily pulled from the air in September after controversial comments regarding the Charlie Kirk assassination.
