Trump seeks ABC firing of Kimmel over Melania joke at White House dinner
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President Trump demanded ABC fire Jimmy Kimmel after he quipped that First Lady Melania Trump had “a glow like an expectant widow” during a mock White House Correspondents’ Dinner, prompting Melania to condemn the joke and setting up a free-speech test for Disney’s ABC. ABC and Disney have not commented, and the episode underscores ongoing debates about how corporations handle political pressure and inflammatory remarks from late-night hosts.
- Trump calls on ABC to fire Kimmel after he joked Melania was an ‘expectant widow’ CNN
- Donald Trump Says Jimmy Kimmel Should Be “Immediately Fired” After Late Night Host’s “Expectant Widow” Joke Deadline
- Melania Trump blasts Kimmel, calls on ABC to ‘take stand’ against comedian Al Jazeera
- Melania Trump blasts Jimmy Kimmel's jokes before correspondents' dinner as "hateful and violent rhetoric" CBS News
- Melania Trump hits back Jimmy Kimmel’s ‘hateful’ widow joke The Telegraph
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