Trump and Melania Demand ABC Fire Jimmy Kimmel Over 'Expectant Widow' Joke
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump demanded ABC fire comedian Jimmy Kimmel after he called her an "expectant widow" on his Thursday night show. The joke aired two days before a gunman tried to storm the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday.
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump posted on social media Monday demanding ABC remove Jimmy Kimmel from its airwaves. The controversy stems from Kimmel's Thursday monologue where he said the first lady had a "glow like an expectant widow."
The timing made the joke more controversial. Just two days after it aired, a shooter tried to storm Saturday's White House Correspondents' Dinner, a major press event in Washington.
This isn't Kimmel's first clash with the Trump administration. ABC suspended the comedian last September after Brendan Carr, the pro-Trump chair of the Federal Communications Commission, threatened the network over Kimmel's presidential jokes.
The incident shows how tensions between Trump and late-night comedians continue to escalate. Comedy shows regularly mock political figures, but Trump has been unusually aggressive in demanding consequences for hosts who target him and his family.
This marks the latest clash between Trump and late-night TV hosts who mock his administration. ABC already suspended Kimmel once before after Trump officials threatened the network over his jokes about the president.
Watch whether ABC responds to the Trumps' demands or if other officials pressure the network like they did before.
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