Jimmy Kimmel reacts to Melania Trump calling for him to be fired
Jimmy Kimmel responded to Melania Trump's call for him to be fired after he made a joke during a mock White House Correspondents' Dinner. Kimmel defended his comments, stating they were light-hearted and not intended to be harmful. He also agreed with Trump on the need to reject hateful rhetoric, suggesting she discuss it with her husband.
- ▪Melania Trump called for Jimmy Kimmel to be fired over a joke he made.
- ▪Kimmel described his joke as a light roast and not a call to violence.
- ▪He agreed with Trump on the importance of rejecting hateful rhetoric.
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"Sometimes you wake up in the morning and the First Lady puts out a statement demanding you be fired from your job. We've all been there, right?"That's how Jimmy Kimmel started his monologue on Monday, the same day Melania Trump posted from the official FLOTUS account, calling the host's words "corrosive" and writing: "It's time for ABC to take a stand."The call to be fired came after Kimmel last week hosted his own mock "alternative" version of the White House Correspondents' Dinner, during which he roasted Donald Trump and his administration.
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