"Kimmel described the joke during his Monday night monologue as a light roast about the first couple's age difference and 'not, by any stretch of the definition, a call to assassination.'"
"'People like Kimmel shouldn't have the opportunity to enter our homes each evening to spread hate,' Melania Trump said in a social media post later echoed by her husband."
"'I agree that hateful and violent rhetoric is something we should reject,' Kimmel said. 'I do, and I think a great place to start to dial that back would be to have a conversation with your husband about it.'"
Donald and Melania Trump demanded ABC fire Jimmy Kimmel following a joke where Kimmel described Melania as having 'the glow of an expectant widow.' Kimmel's remark was part of a routine at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, which was disrupted by a security threat. Kimmel defended his joke as a light roast and expressed regret over the traumatic experience at the event. He emphasized the need to reject hateful rhetoric and suggested the Trumps should address such issues together.
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