Trumps call for Jimmy Kimmel's firing over recent joke
President Trump and Melania Trump have requested that ABC terminate Jimmy Kimmel's employment following a joke he made. Kimmel has responded, clarifying the intent behind his remarks. (sources: cbsnews, thehill, dw, aljazeera, nbcnews)
President Trump and Melania Trump are demanding the firing of Jimmy Kimmel due to a joke he made about the first lady. Kimmel has stated that his comment was misinterpreted and was not intended as a call for violence.
- Trump and Melania Trump criticized Kimmel for a joke made before the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
- Kimmel described his joke as a commentary on Trump's age, not a call for assassination.
- The demand for Kimmel's firing follows a shooting incident at the Correspondents' Dinner.
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