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Trumps call for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel — again — after morbid joke about first lady

Trumps call for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel — again — after morbid joke about first lady

Summary

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump asked ABC to fire comedian Jimmy Kimmel after he made a joke about the First Lady on his show. Kimmel joked that the First Lady had "the glow of an expectant widow" during a comedy bit about the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.

Key Facts

  • Jimmy Kimmel made a joke about First Lady Melania Trump on his show "Jimmy Kimmel Live."
  • The joke said Melania had "the glow of an expectant widow."
  • This joke was part of a comedy routine pretending to speak at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.
  • The dinner was later disrupted by a man with weapons trying to enter the event.
  • Both President Trump and Melania Trump called for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel after the joke.
  • Melania Trump said on social media that people like Kimmel should not enter homes to spread hate.
  • President Trump supported his wife's call for ABC to fire the comedian.
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