politics
April 27, 2026
UPDATE
Kimmel joked Melania had 'a glow like an expectant widow.'
TL;DR
- First Lady Melania Trump has publicly criticized Jimmy Kimmel for a joke about her potentially becoming a widow.
- President Donald Trump has supported his wife's call for ABC to remove Kimmel from the air.
- Kimmel's joke was made shortly before an assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
- Melania Trump described Kimmel's remarks as 'hateful and violent rhetoric' that divides the country.
- She urged ABC to stop enabling Kimmel's 'atrocious behavior.'