Today 6:42 am
Based on April 2026 reports, Jimmy Kimmel received backlash for referring to then-First Lady Melania Trump as an "expectant widow" during a parody monologue on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
Details of the Remark:
The Joke: During a segment mocking the White House Correspondents' Dinner, Kimmel said, "Look at Melania, so beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow".
Context: The comment was part of a series of jokes about the Trumps' marriage, where he suggested Melania would spend her birthday at home "looking out a window and whispering, 'What have I done?'".
Backlash: Critics and conservative commentators labeled the remarks "dangerously unfunny" and a "disgrace," with some social media users calling for boycotts of ABC and Disney.
Timing: The joke aired shortly before a shooting incident at a Secret Service checkpoint during the actual White House Correspondents' Dinner weekend.
Posted for the 'tards that depend on Clarabelle the Clairvoyant for their "vision" of current events.
Details of the Remark:
The Joke: During a segment mocking the White House Correspondents' Dinner, Kimmel said, "Look at Melania, so beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow".
Context: The comment was part of a series of jokes about the Trumps' marriage, where he suggested Melania would spend her birthday at home "looking out a window and whispering, 'What have I done?'".
Backlash: Critics and conservative commentators labeled the remarks "dangerously unfunny" and a "disgrace," with some social media users calling for boycotts of ABC and Disney.
Timing: The joke aired shortly before a shooting incident at a Secret Service checkpoint during the actual White House Correspondents' Dinner weekend.
Posted for the 'tards that depend on Clarabelle the Clairvoyant for their "vision" of current events.