From Firing Threats to Epstein Mentions, Here's a Look at the Fraught History Between Trump and Kimmel
President Donald Trump has demanded that Jimmy Kimmel be fired following a controversial joke made during a skit on Kimmel's show. The joke, which referenced Melania Trump, was deemed by the President as a 'despicable call to violence.' Kimmel defended his comedy, asserting that it was a light-hearted roast and not an incitement to violence.
- ▪Trump called for Kimmel's firing after a skit about the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
- ▪Melania Trump accused Kimmel of spreading 'hateful and violent rhetoric.'
- ▪Kimmel defended his joke, stating it was not a call to violence and criticized the President's response.
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President Donald Trump has called for late-night host Jimmy Kimmel to be "immediately fired," marking the latest escalation in their years-long feud.The row is in relation to a skit on Jimmy Kimmel Live! about the White House Correspondents' Dinner, which aired days before this year's offering of the annual event took place.During the bit, Kimmel pretended to be the event's MC and said: “Our First Lady Melania is here. So beautiful, Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow.”While the quip was filmed and televised before a gunman incident derailed the dinner on Saturday evening, the President has called for the end of Kimmel's show.On Monday, Trump said Kimmel's joke was "really shocking" and referred to it as a "despicable call to violence.""Normally [I] would not be responsive…
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