Jimmy Kimmel  Defends His “Expectant Widow” Joke After President And First Lady Ask ABC To Fire Him

About this episode

Jimmy Kimmel defends his controversial joke about Melania Trump amidst political tensions.

Late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel maintained he was making an “age gap” joke about Melania Trump looking like an “expectant widow.” Kimmel’s joke was days before a third attempt was made on President Trump’s life at the WHCD and while some have said it was distasteful, others maintain it was dangerous, even suggesting it could encourage violence against the President. ABC has remained silent around the controversy.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Jimmy Kimmel

Topics covered

• comedy
• politics
• media controversy
• violence
• public perception

Keywords

• Jimmy Kimmel
• Melania Trump
• expectant widow
• ABC
• WHCD
• violence
• joke controversy

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Organizations: ABC

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