Kimmel Apologizes, Trumps Demand Firing

0:00Jimmy Kimmel dropped a dark joke on his show, calling first lady Melania Trump and expect in Widow during a fake White House correspondence dinner bit, that air just two days before a gunman showed up outside the real event, armed with a shotgun, handgun, and knives, trying to get into the ballroom. President Trump blasted Kimmel on Truth Social, calling the remark shocking and violent, and demanded ABC and Disney fire him right away. Melania Trump jumped in too, posting on X, that ABC needs to stand up against Kimmel for spreading hate into homes every night. She called him a coward, hiding behind the network. Trump highlighted Kimmel's low ratings and a fake video skit with Melania and their son Baron, tying the joke straight to the scary incident. Kimmel hit back in his Monday monologue with some sarcasm about waking up to the first lady demanding his job. He apologized to Melania, Trump, and everyone at the dinner for the trauma, saying no one getting hurt doesn't make it less scary. But he shut down any link between his three day old joke and the gunman, even playing

1:04a clip of White House press secretary Caroline Leavitt. Mentioning shots fired on the red carpet, this isn't Kimmel's first brush with heat. Back in September 2025, ABC suspended his show after comments on the shooting death of right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk at a turning. At USA Rally on September 10th, public backlash got it lifted quick and he was back on air. Tensions stay high between late night hosts and the White House, but Kimmel's keeping his spot for now as calls for his ouster echo without real. Action yet, that wraps Canada news today brought to you with AI.