Watch: Jimmy Kimmel defends 'expectant widow' joke after first lady criticism
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- Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel defended his joke in which he called Melania Trump an "expectant widow" just days before a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
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Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel defended his joke in which he called Melania Trump an "expectant widow" just days before a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. The first lady described the sketch as "hateful and violent", and the White House urged ABC to fire the comedian. Kimmel said the joke was a "light roast" about the difference in age between the president and his wife.
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