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Jimmy Kimmel Faces Backlash For 'Widow' Joke on Melania Trump
Veteran talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, a renowned critic of President Donald Trump, has been facing immense backlash for his “expectant widow” joke about Melania Trump after a gunman opened fire at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday, April 25, 2026. While no one was harmed, this has created a hostile environment for Kimmel on the online platforms.Jimmy Kimmel criticized for his joke on Melania TrumpVeteran talk show host Jimmy Kimmel made a joke about Melania Trump on Thursday during a parody of the annual journalism event that has since become controversial.Kimmel, a longtime critic of President Donald Trump and his administration, said on Thursday, “Our First Lady, Melania, is here. Look at Melania, so beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow.” He added, “You know, Melania’s birthday is on Sunday. She’s planning to celebrate at home the same way she always does, looking out a window and whispering, ‘What have I done?'”After the attack at the Washington Hilton, where Donald Trump and many of his top administrators were in attendance, Kimmel’s comments have sparked a huge backlash online.“SHAME ON YOUR POLITCAL BS … Kimmel ‘joked’ about Melania being a widow 2 days before another attempt?? Incitement much?? The whole network needs to be shut down,” one user wrote on X. Yet another user wrote, “Jimmy Kimmel is at it again. On his Thursday show, he did a parody of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and mocked Melania Trump, saying she has ‘a glow like an expectant widow’. This is sick and tasteless. Is it time for ABC to pull the plug on Jimmy’s show?”Another user added, “Just a few days ago, Jimmy Kimmel was mocking Trump’s attendance at the WH Correspondents Dinner and said Melania will ‘glow like an expectant widow.’ This has to stop. It’s not funny.”Many others felt that Kimmel crossed a line with this joke. The host has not yet commented on the backlash.The post Jimmy Kimmel Faces Backlash For ‘Widow’ Joke on Melania Trump appeared first on Mandatory.
Melania Trump urges ABC to 'take stand' on Jimmy Kimmel after widow joke
38 minutes agoMadeline HalpertReutersFirst Lady Melania Trump called late-night host Jimmy Kimmel a "coward" after he made a joke calling her an "expectant widow" days before a shooter stormed an event she attended with President Donald Trump.On Thursday, Kimmel made the remarks during a parody of the forthcoming White House Correspondents' Dinner. "Our First Lady, Melania, is here. Look at Melania, so beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow," Kimmel said. In a post on X on Monday, Melania Trump called Kimmel's remarks "hateful and violent" and said they were "intended to divide our country". She urged ABC to take action against him."His monologue about my family isn't comedy - his words are corrosive and deepens the political sickness within America," she said. She said it was time for ABC, the network that broadcasts Kimmel's show, to "take a stand". "How many times will ABC's leadership enable Kimmel's atrocious behavior at the expense of our community," she wrote.
Melania Trump demands Jimmy Kimmel's punishment after 'widow' sketch
First lady Melania Trump is calling on ABC to punish comedian Jimmy Kimmel over a sketch during which the late-night host joked that she had the "glow" of an "expectant widow." Kimmel's ...
Jimmy Kimmel calls Melania Trump an 'expectant widow' in dinner ...
22 hours ago ... Jimmy Kimmel mocked first lady Melania Trump in a White House Correspondents' Dinner parody, calling her "an expectant widow" and joking about her marriage.
