Jimmy Kimmel defends himself after Donald and Melania Trump call for his firing
Summary
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump asked ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel after he made a joke about the first lady on his show. Kimmel responded by explaining the joke was about their age difference and said he opposes violence and hateful speech.Key Facts
- Jimmy Kimmel joked that Melania Trump had "the glow of an expectant widow" during a comedy routine before the White House Correspondents’ dinner.
- The dinner was cut short due to a security incident involving a man with weapons trying to enter the venue.
- Melania Trump said Kimmel spreads hate on TV and called for ABC to take action.
- President Trump called Kimmel’s joke a "despicable call to violence" and demanded his firing by ABC and Disney.
- Kimmel said the joke was a light roast about the Trumps' age difference and denied it was encouraging violence.
- Kimmel expressed sympathy for the Trumps over the security scare and emphasized the importance of rejecting hateful speech.
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt criticized Kimmel’s joke, calling it part of a wider problem with political rhetoric.
- The National Religious Broadcasters association asked the Federal Elections Commission to investigate ABC over the joke.
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