BBC News4/28/2026Culture1 min read
Jimmy Kimmel Defends 'Expectant Widow' Joke About Melania Trump
First lady called the late-night sketch "hateful and violent"; White House urged ABC to fire the comedian
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- Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel defended his joke calling Melania Trump an "expectant widow," describing it as a "light roast" about the age difference between the president and his wife.
- The first lady condemned the sketch as "hateful and violent," and the White House called on ABC to fire the comedian.
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Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel defended his joke in which he called Melania Trump an "expectant widow" just days before a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. The first lady described the sketch as "hateful and violent," and the White House urged ABC to fire the comedian. Kimmel said the joke was a "light roast" about the difference in age between the president and his wife.
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