"Kimmel stated, 'It was a pretend roast. I said our first lady, Melania's here. Look at her, so beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow,' emphasizing the joke's light-hearted nature."
"Melania Trump expressed that Kimmel's 'hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country,' arguing that his words are corrosive and deepen political sickness in America."
Jimmy Kimmel faced backlash from First Lady Melania Trump after making a joke about her during a roast of President Trump. Melania criticized Kimmel's humor as hateful and corrosive, suggesting he should be removed from the airwaves. Following a security incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, Kimmel defended his joke, clarifying it was meant to be light-hearted and not violent. He suggested that if Melania was concerned about violent rhetoric, she should address it within her own home.
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