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News India Live, Digital Desk:Once again swords have been drawn between American politics and entertainment world. Famous comedian and talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has come under controversy regarding one of his latest jokes. This time his target was America’s First Lady Melania Trump, to which Melania and President Donald Trump have now reacted sharply.
Ruckus over ‘candidate widow’ joke The controversy started with Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue in which he took a dig at Melania Trump by parodying the ‘White House Correspondents’ Dinner’ (WHCA). Kimmel said, “Our First Lady Melania is here… so beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have an ‘Expectant Widow’ glow on your face.” This joke is being considered a direct attack on President Trump’s age and health.
Melania hits back: ‘Kimmel is a coward’ First Lady Melania Trump called Kimmel a ‘coward’ on social media platform
Donald Trump demands his dismissal Not only Melania, President Donald Trump has also expressed strong displeasure over this. He wrote on his platform ‘Truth Social’ that Kimmel should be fired immediately. Trump called Kimmel’s statement an ‘incitement to violence’. It is noteworthy that this controversy increased further when the program had to be stopped midway due to security reasons after a suspected gunman was caught during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Trump supporters say that such jokes by comedians like Kimmel spread hatred and promote dangerous incidents.
pressure on abc network This is not the first time that Jimmy Kimmel has come under attack from the Trump family. Even before this his show was suspended for some time. Now White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt has also criticized Kimmel, saying that such rhetoric is going to divide the country. At present, there has been no official statement on this matter from Disney and ABC Network, but #FireJimmyKimmel is trending on social media.