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Jimmy Kimmel Defends ‘Widow’ Joke as Trump Calls for His Firing
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April 28, 2026
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2:26Now PlayingJimmy Kimmel is responding to calls from President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump for him to be fired by ABC after a morbid joke he made during a parody of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The joke aired two days before prosecutors say a gunman tried to assassinate the president at the event. NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez reports for TODAY.
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