Jimmy Kimmel responds to firing orders after Melania Trump joke controversy
Key takeaways
- The iconic clash between US President Donald Trump and the late-night show host Jimmy Kimmel has reignited the prolonged feud.
- On Monday, Kimmel’s recent joke about First Lady Melania Trump reignited the previous clash.
- “It was a very light roast joke about the fact that he’s almost 80 and she’s younger than I am,” Kimmel said. “It was not by any stretch of the definition a call to assassination.”
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Add ARY News on Google. The iconic clash between US President Donald Trump and the late-night show host Jimmy Kimmel has reignited the prolonged feud. The duo’s latest conversation reflects on a previous conflict that took comedian off air.
On Monday, Kimmel’s recent joke about First Lady Melania Trump reignited the previous clash. Kimmel noted that a recent joke about First Lady Melania Trump had been misconstrued and was never intended as a “call to assassination,” pushing back against criticism that intensified following a shooting incident near a high-profile Washington gathering.
He further noted that during the issue, the opening monologue of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the comedian clarified that his remark describing Melania Trump as having “a glow like an expectant widow” was a satirical reference to the age gap between her and the president, not a statement endorsing harm.