Kimmel Roasts Trumps, Trump Fires Back

0:00It's April 28th. Welcome to Derm News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Jimmy Kimmel fired back at President Donald Trump and first Lady Melania Trump after they called for his firing from his late night show. This blew up over jokes he made two days before a shooting at the White House Correspondence dinner on April 25th. A secret service agent got injured, but the trumps and others were safe, and suspect Cole Tomas Allen faces charges like attempted assassination of the president. Kimmel dropped those lines on April 23rd during a roast, saying Melania had a glow like an expectant widow and joking about her 56th. Birthday on April 26th. No big reaction at first, but after the shooting, Melania hit back with a statement blaming his words for hateful and violent rhetoric that divides. The country. Trump took it further on Monday, April 27th, posting on truth social that Kimmel's not funny, citing low ratings and demanding ABC and Disney acts him immediately.

1:00He linked the jokes to the shooter who had weapons and knives, calling it a despicable call to violence. In his monologue that same night, the 58-year-old Kimmel joked about waking up to the first lady's demand, like we've all been there. He shut down the blame, saying it was just a pretend roast from five nights earlier, then got real, apologizing for the trauma everyone felt at the, dinner and urging folks to come together. Kimmel's been through heat before, like a brief suspension last September over other comments, but fans and stars rallied, and he signed a one year. Extension with ABC. The late-night host keeps airing weeknights, turning controversy into primetime fodder once again.