Jimmy Kimmel defends himself after Donald and Melania Trump call for his firing
Jimmy Kimmel has defended himself after Donald and Melania Trump called for his firing due to a joke he made about the first lady. Kimmel clarified that his remark was intended as a light roast and not a call to violence. He expressed sympathy for the Trumps' recent traumatic experience but emphasized the importance of free speech.
- ▪Donald and Melania Trump called for Jimmy Kimmel's firing after he made a joke about the first lady.
- ▪Kimmel described his joke as a light roast and not a call to violence.
- ▪He expressed sympathy for the Trumps but defended his right to free speech.
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- ▪ Stephen King jumps to Jimmy Kimmels defence after Melania Trump calls for him to be fired — Mashable
- ▪ Jimmy Kimmel defends joke after Donald Trump calls for him to be fired — NME
- ▪ ‘Should be fired’: Why the Trumps want Jimmy Kimmel sacked — Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera
- ▪ Kimmel responds to Trumps' calls for his firing — NBC News Top Stories
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Politics Jimmy Kimmel defends himself after Donald and Melania Trump call for him to be fired Updated on: April 28, 2026 / 8:57 AM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google Jimmy Kimmel has responded to Donald and Melania Trump calling on Monday for ABC to fire him in the wake of the late-night comic making a joke last week in which he described the first lady as having "the glow of an expectant widow." The remark about the president's wife was part of a routine on Thursday's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" in which he pretended to deliver a comedy routine at the then-upcoming White House Correspondents' Dinner.That event two nights later was cut short when a man armed with guns and knives tried to enter the Washington ballroom where the Trumps and much of the nation's political leadership had gathered.
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