President Donald Trump on Monday called for ABC and parent company Disney to fire late-night show host Jimmy Kimmel in light of his “beyond the pale” sketch in which the comedian called Melania Trump an “expectant widow.”
The sketch aired Thursday night, just two days before an alleged would-be assassin opened fire as he sought to storm the ballroom where the annual White House Correspondents Dinner was taking place in Washington, D.C.
In his alternative Correspondent’s Dinner roast, Kimmel pretended to be speaking to the attendees, including Melania Trump.
“Our First Lady Melania is here… so beautiful, Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow,” Kimmel said.
In his fake White House correspondents speech @JimmyKimmelLive actually joked about Trump’s assassination — just before a real assassin showed up at the real dinner.
Hey @DisneyABCTV when the hell are you finally going to pull this vile person from
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