Trumps call for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel - again - after morbid joke about first lady
PBS • • nation
Key Points:
- Donald and Melania Trump called for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel following his joke describing Melania as having "the glow of an expectant widow" during a White House Correspondents' Association dinner parody.
- The joke was part of Kimmel's routine on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," which included satirical references to the Trumps and coincided with a recent security incident at the actual dinner event.
- Melania Trump condemned Kimmel's remarks as "hateful and violent rhetoric" meant to divide the country, while Donald Trump labeled the joke "despicable" and demanded Kimmel's immediate dismissal by ABC and Disney.
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt criticized the rhetoric from some Democrats and media figures for allegedly legitimizing violence, although there was no direct indication that Kimmel's joke referenced violence.
- Kimmel has a history of targeting Trump in his comedy, previously facing suspension from ABC after controversial remarks, but was later reinstated; ABC has not yet commented on the latest calls for his firing.
