Trump calls on ABC to fire Kimmel after he joked Melania was an ‘expectant widow’ | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump called Monday for ABC to fire late-night host Jimmy Kimmel after he jokingly called first lady Melania Trump an “expectant widow” during a White House Correspondents’ Dinner skit on his show last week. Hours earlier, Melania Trump had implied Kimmel should lose his job over the same comments. “Jimmy Kimmel should be immediately fired by Disney and ABC,” Trump said in a Truth Social post, calling the joke a “despicable call to violence.” Kimmel’s monologue — which he made Thursday on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” days before the alleged gunman attempted to enter the event where President Trump, Melania Trump and other top officials were evacuated — included a joke that the first lady had “a glow like an expectant widow.” “His monologue about my family isn’t comedy — his words are corrosive and deepens the political sickness within America,” Melania Trump said in a statement on X Monday morning. “People like Kimmel shouldn’t have the opportunity to enter our homes each evening to spread hate. A coward, Kimmel hides behind ABC because he knows the network will keep running cover to protect him. Enough is enough. It is time for ABC