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Melania Trump Calls for ABC to Fire Jimmy Kimmel Over 'Widow' Joke
The First Lady accused Kimmel of ‘hateful and violent rhetoric’ and called on ABC to ‘take a stand.’
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Melania Trump urges ABC to 'take stand' on Jimmy Kimmel after widow joke
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In a parody aired days before the White House Correspondents' Dinner, Kimmel called Melania an "expectant widow".
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Melania Trump demands ABC 'take a stand' against 'hateful' Jimmy Kimmel
First Lady Melania Trump is calling for ABC to hold Jimmy Kimmel accountable days after the late night host offered up some jokes about her and President Donald Trump in a mock version of a White House Correspondents’ Dinner roast.“Kimmel’s hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country,” the First Lady said on social media Monday. “His monologue about my family isn’t comedy- his words are corrosive and deepens the political sickness within America.” “People like Kimmel shouldn’t have the opportunity to enter our homes each evening to spread hate,” she continued. “A coward, Kimmel hides behind ABC because he knows the network will keep running cover to protect him. Enough is enough. It is time for ABC to take a stand. How many times will ABC’s leadership enable Kimmel’s atrocious behavior at the expense of our community.” The First Lady did not reference that Kimmel’s jokes were meant in the spirit of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, which historically has had a comedian who lampoons the President of the United States host the festivities. That tradition also includes presidents delivering self-deprecating remarks. Until Saturday, as president, Donald Trump has boycotted every WHCD.According to Fox News, Kimmel on Thursday night had said, “Our First Lady, Melania, is here. Look at Melania, so beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow.”During Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, a heavily-armed gunman trying to rush the event “sprinted through a security checkpoint,” The New York Times reported, but was apprehended by Secret Service before he was able to enter the event space.The Times also published some of the jokes Kimmel delivered Thursday night in a parody that he had called an “all-American” version of the D.C. dinner: “By the way, in the unfortunate event that our president has a medical emergency tonight, do we have a doctor in the house — oh, I’m sorry. I mean, do we have a Jesus in the house? I always confuse them, too.”“I get why you think you’re Jesus. This guy, every time he walks into a room, people say, ‘Christ, he’s back.’”Both jokes appeared to reference posts the president had made seemingly depicting himself as Jesus.Other jokes by Kimmel the Times published included: “Oh, by the way, before we go any further: Melania, this is Donald. Donald, this is Melania. That was my impression of Jeffrey Epstein.”“As the president will tell you repeatedly until you beg him to stop, President Trump has accomplished so much during his second term. He passed new incentives for oil and gas. He put the brakes on solar and wind. That will be your legacy, sir, breaking wind and passing gas.”
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Melania Trump wants ABC to 'take a stand' against Jimmy Kimmel after 'hateful' joke
Two days before the White House Correspondents' Dinner ended in gunfire, Kimmel delivered a mock Correspondents' Dinner speech during a sketch on his show. The first lady said it was "corrosive."
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Melania Trump Calls For “Hateful” Jimmy Kimmel To Be Fired After WHCD Incident: “It’s Time For ABC To Take A Stand”
"How many times will ABC’s leadership enable Kimmel’s atrocious behavior at the expense of our community," the first lady wrote in a post on X on Monday.
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'Enough is enough': Melania Trump demands ABC 'take a stand' against 'coward' Jimmy Kimmel
First lady Melania Trump came out swinging against late-night show host Jimmy Kimmel after the latest assassination attempt against her husband.Kimmel was heavily criticized online after making a joke on Thursday that implied that President Donald Trump might die soon and leave the first lady a widow.'Enough is enough. It is time for ABC to take a stand.' On Monday, the first lady fired back."Kimmel's hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country. His monologue about my family isn't comedy — his words are corrosive and deepens the political sickness within America," she wrote in a statement on social media."People like Kimmel shouldn't have the opportunity to enter our homes each evening to spread hate. A coward, Kimmel hides behind ABC because he knows the network will keep running cover to protect him," she added."Enough is enough. It is time for ABC to take a stand," she concluded. "How many times will ABC's leadership enable Kimmel's atrocious behavior at the expense of our community."Kimmel made the joke during a mock White House Correspondents' Dinner sketch where he addressed the first lady."Our first lady, Melania, is here. Look at her, so beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow!" Kimmel said.Kimmel was previously suspended from his own show after he implied that the suspect who allegedly shot and killed Charlie Kirk was a Trump supporter. He was reinstated after only a few days.RELATED: WHCD attendees caught snatching wine bottles off tables amid chaos in aftermath of shooting The first lady was at the White House Correspondents' Dinner when shots rang out and attendees were evacuated from the building. The comments against Kimmel were her first about the shooting. President Donald Trump told reporters it was a "rather traumatic experience" for the first lady. "I don't want to say, and people don't like having it said that they were scared, but certainly, I mean, who wouldn't be when you have a situation like that?" he said to CBS News. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
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