Trump and White House fire back at Kimmel over Melania 'expectant widow’ joke – video
Source: US news | The Guardian · Bias: Center Left
Summary
Fans of late-night television host Jimmy Kimmel and Hollywood residents pushed back against Melania Trump's demand that the American Broadcasting Company and parent company Walt Disney Co fire the comedian over a monologue he delivered in a parody segment days before the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner over the weekend. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt denounced Kimmel, saying he 'disgustingly called first lady Melania Trump "an expectant widow"'Melania and Donald Trump call for Jimmy Kimmel to be fired in latest attack on ABC host Continue reading...
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