Donald Trump echoes Melania Trump’s calls for ABC to ‘take a stand’ after Jimmy Kimmel’s ‘widow’ joke
Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Donald Trump has waded into the controversy surrounding a resurfaced Jimmy Kimmel joke about First Lady Melania Trump. The days-old Kimmel joke emerged on social media following the Saturday shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Last week, during Thursday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the host parodied the dinner in advance, delivering his own alternative comedy monologue as the event’s MC. Among the gags, Kimmel joked that Melania had the glow of an “expectant widow.” Days later, a gunman opened fire at the annual Washington, D.C. event and was apprehended at the scene. Attorney General Todd Blanche has said that investigators believe the suspected shooter, Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was targeting members of President Donald Trump’s administration. After Melania urged Kimmel’s broadcaster ABC to “take a stand” in a Monday morning tweet, Donald targeted the comedian in a statement …

