Jimmy Kimmel: "Our First Lady is here. Mrs. Trump… you have a glow like an expectant widow." pic.twitter.com/LdloPzMyXr
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What did Jimmy Kimmel say about Melania Trump?
The latest controversy stems from a skit on Thursday’s show in which Kimmel, dressed in a tuxedo and standing behind a podium, parodied a White House Correspondents’ Association dinner speech. The segment included staged video cutaways and a line directed at Melania Trump:
“Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow,” a remark that later resurfaced and drew renewed backlash.
Other jokes in the parody focused on the perceived distance between the president and first lady and imagined how she might spend her birthday.
Donald Trump renews call for Kimmel’s firing
President Donald Trump condemned Jimmy Kimmel on Monday, calling for ABC to fire the late‑night host.
In a Truth Social post, Trump accused Kimmel of airing a “fake video” involving the first lady and their son, Barron, and said the “expected widow” remark was “really shocking” and “far beyond the pale.” Trump urged Disney and ABC to remove Kimmel from the air, calling the joke a “despicable call to violence.”
Trump also linked the resurfaced clip to the attempted assassination at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner the following day, saying the gunman arrived “for a very obvious and sinister reason,” though authorities have not publicly linked Kimmel’s remarks to the suspect’s actions.