Trump calls for Jimmy Kimmel to be fired over jokes made before White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting | Flipboard

Flipboard · Apr 27, 2026 · 372 words · By CBS News; Kathryn Watson

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Trump calls for Jimmy Kimmel to be fired over jokes made before White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting President Trump on Monday called for comedian Jimmy Kimmel to be fired over jokes the late-night host made days before the shooting at the White ……

Propaganda risk 30%

Claims checked 4

Techniques found 2

Topics 2

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The stakes turn on whether readers accept that President Trump called on ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel on Monday after the comedian referred to Melania Trump as “an expectant widow” two days before …. That point shapes the political meaning of the story.

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: President Trump called on ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel on Monday after the comedian referred to Melania Trump as “an expectant widow” two days before ….

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Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

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Claim 1: “President Trump called on ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel on Monday after the comedian referred to Melania Trump as “an expectant widow” two days before …”

CORROBORATED

Multiple web search results confirm that on Monday, President Trump demanded that ABC fire Jimmy Kimmel. The basis for this demand is Kimmel referring to Melania Trump as 'an expectant widow' after the comedian made the joke two days before the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in the United States on November 7, 2028, to elect the president and vice president for a term of four years. In the 2024 elections, then-former preside…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2028_United_States_presidentia…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On July 13, 2024, Donald Trump, then a former president of the United States and the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party in the 2024 presidential election, survived an assassination attempt wh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Don…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump

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Claim 2: “The Trumps excoriated Kimmel for comments he made last week on his late-night show. "You have a glow like an expectant widow," Kimmel said, referring to the first lady. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump sharply criticized ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel on Monday for on-air …”

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Multiple web search results confirm that both Donald Trump and Melania Trump criticized Jimmy Kimmel. Specifically, the criticism relates to jokes made by Kimmel regarding Melania Trump being an 'expectant widow' on his late-night show.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Melania is a 2026 American film directed and produced by Brett Ratner. It revolves around the experiences of Melania Trump, the first lady of the United States, in the 20 days before her husband Donal…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Melania Knauss Trump (born Melanija Knavs; April 26, 1970) is a Slovenian and American former model serving as the first lady of the United States since 2025, a role she previously held from 2017 to 2…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States took place on Monday, January 20, 2025. Due to freezing temperatures and high winds, it was held inside the U.S. Capitol ro…
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Claim 3: “President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump greeted King Charles and Queen Camilla at the White House South Portico on Monday.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of general web search results and Wikipedia entries that do not mention Donald Trump and Melania Trump greeting King Charles and Queen Camilla at the White House South Portico on Monday. The evidence is insufficient to confirm this specific event.

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Claim 4: “President Trump on Monday called for comedian Jimmy Kimmel to be fired over jokes the late-night host made days before the shooting at the White …”

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Multiple web search results report that President Trump called for Jimmy Kimmel to be fired over jokes made by Kimmel days before the White House Correspondents' Dinner. One source specifies the jokes were made during a mock skit, and another mentions the timing relative to the shooting incident.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James Earl Carter Jr. (October 1, 1924 – December 29, 2024) was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democra…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From September 17 through September 22, 2025, the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) and its corporate parent, the Walt Disney Company, suspended production of the late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel L…
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