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President and First Lady Melania Trump Demand ABC Fire Jimmy Kimmel Over ‘Widow’ Joke

NY Times · Apr 27, 2026, 8:18 PM · Also reported by 2 other sources

The joke was recorded two days before the White House correspondents’ dinner, where a gunman tried to storm the press gala.

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