Trump demands Kimmel firing over Melania joke, fueling a TV-politics clash

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After Jimmy Kimmel joked that Melania Trump has “a glow like an expectant widow,” Melania urged ABC to discipline him and President Trump called for his immediate firing, calling the remark a despicable call to violence. Kimmel defended it as a light roast; the spat follows a weekend shooting and years of Trump–Kimmel tensions, with FCC and media-bias debates highlighting ongoing battles over free speech and corporate actions in the entertainment-news ecosystem.
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