Adam Carolla Defends Kimmel's Melania Joke

0:00On April 28th, Adam Corolla dropped his take on the heated feud between Jimmy Kimmel and President Trump, defending Kimmel's recent joke about first. Lady Melania Trump. He called it a standard roast bit, not egregious, but admitted the timing was awful right before the latest assassination attempt on Trump. This blew up after Trump and Melania demanded ABC fire Kimmel. The joke came in a skit mocking, the White House correspondence dinner, where Kimmel quipped about Melania's glow by an expected widow. Just two days later, shots rang out at another event, forcing the Trump's offstage, the third attempt on Trump since 2024. Plenty of folks slammed the joke as over the line, but Corolla pushed back, saying it'd be like cracking a dark gag about a co-host dying, then it, happening for real. He argued it's a classic trope for any older guy with a younger wife, something you'd say straight to Trump's face at a roast. Corolla knows both men well. Kimmel kickstarted his radio career in the 90s at KROQ, and they teamed up on the man show, yet Corolla backs Trump,

1:03even getting a personal note from him after a big Washington Post feature. His middle ground stance cuts through the noise in this long-running beef, reminding us how timing and history amp up every punchline. Entertainment and celebrity news. Today, powered by AI bringing you what's trending. I'm Cory with The Story.