Jimmy Kimmel breaks silence on Trump’s calls for him to be fired

jimmy kimmel broke his silence on the president Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump Calling for his firing from the late night show.

“Sometimes you wake up in the morning and the first lady makes a statement calling for you to be fired. We’ve all been there, right?” Kimmel, 58, joked on his show Jimmy Kimmel Live! Monologue for Monday 27th April.

Controversy ensued Shooting at White House Correspondents’ Dinner On Saturday, April 25, a Secret Service agent was injured. President, first lady and Cabinet members undergo security assessment at Washington Hilton ballroom while authorities capture shooting suspect Cole Thomas Allen.

(On Monday, Allen was charged with “attempting to assassinate the President of the United States, transporting firearms and ammunition in interstate commerce with intent to commit a felony, and discharging a firearm during the commission of a violent crime.” Ministry of Justice. Allen has yet to enter a plea. )

Comments the Trump family disputes Jimmy Kimmel Live! Thursday, April 23 – Two days before the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. as part of Roast the President in 10 MinutesKimmel joked that Melania “glowed like a pregnant widow.”

Kimmel later joked that Melania would celebrate her 56th birthday on Sunday, April 26, “just like she always does — look out the window and whisper, ‘What have I done?'”

After the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Melania issued a statement Accused Kimmel of making “hateful and violent rhetoric” “designed to divide our country.”

“His monologue about my family was not comedy — his words were corrosive and deepened the political pathology within America,” she insisted. “People like Kimmel should not have the opportunity to come into our homes every night and spread hate.”

Kimmel emphasized during Monday’s monologue that his reference to Melania, 56, as a “widow-to-be” was a simple joke about the age gap in her marriage.

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this Jimmy Kimmel Live! The host continued, “It’s obviously a joke about their age difference and the look of joy we see on her face every time they’re together. It’s a very light-hearted joke about the fact that he’s almost 80 and she’s younger than me. It’s not a call for assassination by any definition, and they know that. I’ve been very outspoken about gun violence for years, but I know the First Lady goes through stressful experiences on the weekends, probably every weekend in that house.”

Melania accused Kimmel of promoting “hateful and violent rhetoric” with last Thursday’s joke, which Kimmel flatly denied.

“I think a good way to turn this around is to have a conversation with your husband about it,” he quipped.

Kimmel then got more serious, telling Melania, “I’m sorry that you, the president, and everyone in the room have to go through this. I’m really sorry. Just because no one was killed, doesn’t mean it’s not traumatic and horrific. We should all come together and do our best.”

US Weekly The White House has been contacted for comment.

On Monday, Donald, 79, went a step further than the first lady on the matter: Calls for ABC to fire Kimmel from his late night show.

“Wow, Jimmy Kimmel, he’s not funny at all, and his terrible TV ratings prove it, but the statements he made on the show were truly shocking,” the president shared via his Truth social site on Monday. “He showed fake videos of First Lady Melania and our son Barron as if they were actually sitting in his studio listening to him speak, but they were not and never would be. And then he said, ‘Our First Lady Melania is here. Look at Melania, so beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you are radiant like a widow on the way.'”

The president continued, “One day later, a maniac tried to enter the ballroom of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner armed with a shotgun, a pistol and numerous knives. He was there for a very obvious and sinister reason. I understand that so many people are outraged by Kimmel’s despicable calls for violence and would not normally react to anything he says, however, this is something that goes way beyond the pale. Jimmy Kimmel should be fired immediately from Disney and ABC. Thank you. Please bring this to your attention!”

Kimmel is Briefly suspended from ABC Last September, after he made comments following the death of a conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Many Hollywood stars and fans launched a campaign in his defense, and he eventually returned to the airwaves. (He later Sign a one-year contract extension with ABC. )

Jimmy Kimmel Live! Airs every weekend on ABC.