Melania Trump Urges ABC to ‘Take a Stand’ Against ‘Coward’ Jimmy Kimmel: ‘His Hateful and Violent Rhetoric Is Intended to Divide Our Country’

By Zack Sharf

Zack Sharf

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Melania Trump is urging ABC to “take a stand” against Jimmy Kimmel, claiming his “hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country.” Two days before the White House Correspondents Dinner was evacuated due to a shooter, Kimmel parodied hosting the event on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and jokingly addressed that First Lady Melania had the glow of an “expectant widow.” The joke ignited widespread criticism among Trump’s MAGA base after the shooting.

“Kimmel’s hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country. His monologue about my family isn’t comedy — his words are corrosive and deepens the political sickness within America,” Melania Trump posted on X. “People like Kimmel shouldn’t have the opportunity to enter our homes each evening to spread hate. A coward, Kimmel hides behind ABC because he knows the network will keep running cover to protect him. Enough is enough. It is time for ABC to take a stand. How many times will ABC’s leadership enable Kimmel’s atrocious behavior at the expense of our community.”

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