KIMMEL: “It was a very light roast joke about the fact that he’s almost 80 and she’s younger than I am. It was not by any… pic.twitter.com/6YxyahKZzi
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President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump both issued statements calling for Kimmel’s firing following the attempted attack.
The suspect charged in the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting made his initial appearance in federal court Monday, where he was formally advised of the charges filed by prosecutors.