ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel is facing heavy backlash for doubling down on his tasteless “joke” about Melania Trump being a widow, and his excuse is more pathetic than his ratings.
It all started Thursday, after Kimmel decided to poke fun at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner with his own spin on the event.
He disgustingly described first lady Melania Trump as having the “glow of an expectant widow,” just days before an assassination attempt was made on President Donald Trump and other top members of his administration.
Jimmy Kimmel: “Our First Lady is here. Mrs. Trump… you have a glow like an expectant widow!”
From his mock WHCD:pic.twitter.com/roDEttBxVN
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Thisdrew a responsefrom Melania Trump, who posted a message on the social media site X Monday, which read: “Kimmel’s hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country. His monologue about my family isn’t comedy- his words are corrosive and deepens the political sickness within America. People like Kimmel shouldn’t have the opportunity to enter our homes each evening to spread hate.”
She also called him “a coward” who “hides behind ABC because he knows the network will keep running cover to protect him.”
“Enough is enough. It is time for ABC to take a stand,” she concluded. “How many times will ABC’s leadership enable Kimmel’s atrocious behavior at the expense of our community?”
Kimmel’s hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country. His monologue about my family isn’t comedy- his words are corrosive and deepens the political sickness within America.
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