Jimmy Kimmel experienced a sense of déjà vu on Monday night (April 27) as he defended himself after President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump called for his firing.
On Monday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the host defended a joke he made three days before the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, in which he said Melania had “the glow of an expectant widow.” Certain MAGA supporters have twisted his words in light of Saturday’s (April 25) shooting, with many demanding ABC fire him.
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