Jimmy Kimmel responds to Melania and Donald Trump over comment on his show: 'It was not incitement to murder'
Tension escalates between President Donald Trump and Jimmy Kimmel, who had made a comment on his show Jimmy Kimmel Live! about Melania Tru...
TL;DR
- Jimmy Kimmel clarified that his comment about Melania Trump was a joke about the age difference between her and President Donald Trump, not an incitement to murder.
- Melania Trump called Kimmel's rhetoric "hateful" and "deplorable," while Donald Trump demanded Kimmel's dismissal from ABC.
- The FCC has ordered an expedited review of ABC's license renewal, affecting Disney and its affiliates.
- Kimmel also pointed out Trump's own joke about his age in relation to King Charles III, questioning the consistency of the criticism.
- The incident is framed within a larger context of debates over free speech and the Trump administration's actions against critical media outlets and comedians.