Presenter said last Thursday that the first lady had the aura of someone hoping to become a widow
The American president, Donald Trump, resigned this Monday (27) from the comedian Jimmy Kimmel for a monologue in which he said that the First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump had the aura of someone hoping to become a widow. Made last Thursday, the joke was recovered by Republicans after the attack on the president at a dinner on Saturday.
“Jimmy Kimmel should be fired immediately by Disney and ABC” because of his “despicable call to violence,” Trump said on Truth Social. Public figures aligned with Trump rescued the excerpt from Kimmel’s program to ask the ABC channel to take action against the presenter.
“Kimmel’s monologue about my family is not comedy – his words are corrosive and deepen the political disease within the United States,” Melania posted on X.
Government officials in Washington believe that the author of the attack on journalists aimed to kill the president and other members of his cabinet.
Republican supporters blame the incident on the Democratic sidewho they accuse of fanning extremism with their criticism of the president, even though Trump constantly breaks political decorum with his verbal attacks against all those he considers rivals.
The host of the popular talk show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” was at the center of the debate over freedom of expression protected by the United States Constitution.
In his monologue last Thursday, Kimmel introduced himself as the dinner’s hypothetical master of ceremonies of White House correspondents. At one point, he addressed the first lady: “Mrs. Trump, you have the aura of a future widow.”
Trump will turn 80 in June and is the oldest president in US history, while his wife, a Slovenian-born former model, is 56.
In September 2025, the ABC broadcaster of your program night, pressured by the White House, after the comedian claimed that the far-right MAGA movement was trying to take political advantage of the murder of influencer Charlie Kirk.
“Kimmel, a coward, hides behind ABC because he knows the channel will continue to cover him up”, declared the first lady this Monday.
*With information from AFP
