Trump Blames Kimmel for Assassination Attempt

0:00It's April 27. You're listening to Entertainment and celebrity news today, AI-powered entertainment coverage. Donald Trump is calling for Jimmy Kimmel to get fired right away after a joke the late-night host made just before a scary assassination attempt at the White House correspondence dinner. Trump blasts a Kimmel on, true social, on April 27, saying the comedian is not funny anyway, pointing to his low-TV ratings and that the timing of the joke was shocking. Right after Kimmel's segment aired, a gunman tried to force his way into the Hilton Ballroom in Washington, DC, where Trump was attending the event. For the first time, armed with a shotgun, handgun, and several knives. The suspect turned out to be Cole Allen, a 31-year-old school teacher from Torrance, California, described as a radical leftist who got arrested before he could get inside as the dinner kicked off. Officials are still digging into what drove Allen, but Trump made it clear he sees a direct link to Kimmel's words,

1:01turning this into a bigger debate on late-night comedy and political violence.