US EditionJimmy Kimmel Defends Himself After Donald and Melania Trump Call for Him to Be Fired
Kimmel said the remark was a light roast about the Trumps’ age difference and rejected claims it was a call to violence.
- On Monday, late-night host Jimmy Kimmel defended a joke about First Lady Melania Trump, describing it as a 'light roast' about their age gap rather than a 'call to assassination' as critics claimed.
- The controversy intensified after a shooting disrupted the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday, when gunman Cole Tomas Allen attempted to breach security while President Donald Trump and Melania Trump attended.
- President Donald Trump and Melania Trump demanded ABC and Walt Disney fire Kimmel, calling his comments a 'despicable call to violence' that deepened political divisions and harmed national discourse.
- This incident marks the second time in seven months that Kimmel has faced professional backlash for jokes linked to political assassination headlines, including an ABC suspension following comments about activist Charlie Kirk.
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