Jimmy Kimmel pushed back on the backlash against his “expectant widow” joke, declining to apologize for the joke itself and instead mocking the Trumps’ calls to cancel his show.
During his Monday night monologue, the Jimmy Kimmel Live! host took the stage in a pitch-black suit and told ABC viewers, “You know how sometimes you wake up in the morning and the first lady puts out a statement demanding you be fired from your job? We’ve all been there, right?”
Kimmel briefly explained the history of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and how there used to be a comedian hosting the annual event, but Trump has halted that tradition to avoid being mocked. Kimmel explained that on Thursday’s show, he told jokes as if he were hosting the event, and re-told his joke: “Of course, our first lady, Melania, is here. Look at her, so beautiful. Mrs.
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