President Donald Trump known as Monday for ABC to fireplace late-night host Jimmy Kimmel after he jokingly known as first girl Melania Trump an “expectant widow” throughout a White House Correspondents’ Dinner skit on his present final week.
Hours earlier, Melania Trump had implied Kimmel ought to lose his job over the identical feedback.
Kimmel defended himself on Monday’s present. “You know 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 requested initially of his monologue on Monday’s episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
0:00 Jimmy Kimmel reacts to Melania Trump calling for him to be fired
1:32 CNN chief media analyst Brian Stelter on ABC’s response to the controversy
3:10 What is the connection between the Trump administration and ABC?
4:18 CNN political commentator reacts to Kimmel’s protection
6:11 GOP strategist says Kimmel ought to apologize
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