Melania Trump urges ABC to 'take stand' on Jimmy Kimmel after widow joke

In a parody aired days before the White House Correspondents' Dinner, Kimmel called Melania an "expectant widow".

First Lady Melania Trump criticized late-night host Jimmy Kimmel for a joke implying she was an 'expectant widow,' urging ABC to take action against him.

Former President Donald Trump and Melania Trump are calling for ABC to fire late-night host Jimmy Kimmel after a controversial joke Kimmel made about the former first lady.

Jimmy Kimmel faced significant backlash from supporters of Donald Trump after making a controversial joke about Melania Trump during a parody of the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

On April 27, 2026, Megyn Kelly publicly urged ABC to fire comedian Jimmy Kimmel following criticism from First Lady Melania Trump.

In the wake of a failed assassination attempt on President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner, First Lady Melania Trump publicly criticized late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel sparked an intense backlash from Donald and Melania Trump after a controversial joke aired during his parody of the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Kimmel, mocking the event, referred to Melania as having 'a glow like an expectant widow' just two days before a real-life shooting disrupted the actual dinner. The Trumps, alongside right-wing media, linked the timing of Kimmel's joke to the subsequent assassination attempt and condemned it as harmful rhetoric.

Melania Trump accused late-night host Jimmy Kimmel of deepening 'the political sickness within America' with his comedy, two days after gunfire erupted outside the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, which Trump and her husband attended. She urged ABC to take action against Kimmel, calling his remarks 'hateful and violent.' President Donald Trump echoed her sentiments, demanding Kimmel's immediate firing and accusing him of promoting 'despicable' and divisive content.

Melania Trump has criticized late-night host Jimmy Kimmel over a joke in which he called her an 'expectant widow' just days before a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner she attended with the president. The first lady called Kimmel's remarks 'hateful and violent,' urging his network, ABC, to take action against his 'atrocious behavior.' A gunman opened fire at Saturday's dinner, an attack authorities say may have targeted members of the Trump administration. The joke aired on Thursday, as Kimmel parodied the dinner in advance.