Trump Demands Kimmel Be Fired Over Widow Joke

President Trump called on ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel after the host joked that Melania Trump had “a glow like an expectant widow” days before the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting, marking another flare in a long-running feud with ABC. He at first urged unity after the incident but later criticized Norah O’Donnell for reading a shooter’s manifesto, tying the rhetoric to a pattern of media criticism and political sparring. The piece notes Kimmel’s past suspension and outlines Trump’s history with ABC over coverage, including a high-profile defamation dispute and settlements, placing the episode in the broader context of partisan media clashes surrounding the event.