Kimmel Faces Backlash After Trump Joke Before WHCA Shooting

Jimmy Kimmel addresses calls for him to be fired by First Lady Melania and President Donald Trump, claims his “expectant widow joke” was about their age difference, not assassination.

Regardless of his intent, he was joking about the President dying and Melania being happy about… pic.twitter.com/2FQ0bOjwGN

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) April 28, 2026

The staffer contrasted two different storytelling approaches when describing the network’s cultural impact. “The ‘Ted Lasso’ model where people are fundamentally good and flawed and trying their best to build in their communities

The attorney questioned what level of conduct would trigger consequences for Kimmel.