{"id":2596245,"date":"2026-04-28T15:55:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T19:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jimmy-kimmel-doubles-down-amid-backlash-over-melania-joke-people-arent-buying-his-explanation\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T15:57:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T19:57:03","slug":"jimmy-kimmel-doubles-down-amid-backlash-over-melania-joke-people-arent-buying-his-explanation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jimmy-kimmel-doubles-down-amid-backlash-over-melania-joke-people-arent-buying-his-explanation\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel Doubles Down Amid Backlash Over Melania \u2018Joke\u2019 &#8211; People Aren&#8217;t Buying His Explanation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjimmy-kimmel-doubles-down-amid-backlash-over-melania-joke-people-arent-buying-his-explanation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2596245&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Jimmy Kimmel is accused of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-health-officials-refuse-to-reveal-data-behind-lockdown-reversal\/\" title=\"Calif. health officials refuse to reveal data behind lockdown reversal\">facing backlash<\/a> after making a joke on his show that described Melania Trump as having \u201cthe glow of an expectant widow,\u201d which the article says came just days before an assassination attempt on president Donald Trump. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/handmaids-tale-author-under-fire-for-tweeting-article-that-asked-why-we-cant-say-woman-anymore\/\" title=\"\u2018Handmaid\u2019s Tale\u2019 Author Under Fire For Tweeting Article That Asked Why We Can\u2019t Say \u2018Woman\u2019 Anymore\">piece argues<\/a> that Melania Trump responded sharply on X, calling Kimmel\u2019s remarks corrosive and divisive, and urging ABC to take a stand rather then protect him.  <\/p>\n<p>The article says President Trump also criticized Kimmel and called for him to be fired, but claims Kimmel did not apologize-only defended and expanded on his comments. It portrays kimmel\u2019s explanation as dismissive, suggesting his \u201cjoke\u201d was really about age and should not be excused as a misunderstanding. The article further argues Kimmel was \u201ccalled out\u201d by other media figures, and concludes that he should be fired immediately for both the remarks and the lack of meaningful accountability.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel is facing heavy backlash for doubling down on his tasteless \u201cjoke\u201d about Melania Trump being a widow, and his excuse is more pathetic than his ratings.<\/p>\n<p>It all started Thursday, after Kimmel decided to poke fun at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner with his own spin on the event.<\/p>\n<p>He disgustingly described first lady Melania Trump as having the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kimmel-faces-backlash-joke-calling-melania-expectant-widow-2-days-trump-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">glow of an expectant widow<\/a>,\u201d just days before an assassination attempt was made on President Donald Trump and other top members of his administration.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jimmy Kimmel: \u201cOur First Lady is here. Mrs. Trump\u2026 you have a glow like an expectant widow!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From his mock WHCD: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/roDEttBxVN\">pic.twitter.com\/roDEttBxVN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/2048465670182977700?\">April 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container = document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script = document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src = \"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement = document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex = paragraphs.findIndex(p => p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex === -1 || targetIndex < x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer = new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries) => { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry => { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve = findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/melania-trump-issues-blistering-response-coward-jimmy-kimmels-expectant-widow-jab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drew a response<\/a> from Melania Trump, who posted a message on the social media site X Monday, which read: \u201cKimmel\u2019s hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country. His monologue about my family isn\u2019t comedy- his words are corrosive and deepens the political sickness within America. People like Kimmel shouldn\u2019t have the opportunity to enter our homes each evening to spread hate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">She also called him \u201ca coward\u201d who \u201chides behind ABC because he knows the network will keep running cover to protect him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cEnough is enough. It is time for ABC to take a stand,\u201d she concluded. \u201cHow many times will ABC\u2019s leadership enable Kimmel\u2019s atrocious behavior at the expense of our community?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kimmel\u2019s hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country. His monologue about my family isn\u2019t comedy- his words are corrosive and deepens the political sickness within America.<\/p>\n<p>People like Kimmel shouldn\u2019t have the opportunity to enter our homes each evening to\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 First Lady Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FLOTUS\/status\/2048769128513585618?\">April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Trump said he normally wouldn\u2019t respond to statements by Kimmel, but added that this one went too far, calling for him to be \u201cimmediately fired by Disney and ABC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Did Kimmel apologize to the first lady or the president? No. Did the network step up and finally get rid of him? No. In fact, Kimmel stood his ground and mocked them even more, while providing the most ridiculous dodge in the history of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/snl-finally-takes-aim-at-biden-mocks-his-af1-stumbles-cheat-sheets\/\" title=\"SNL Finally Takes Aim At Biden, Mocks His AF1 Stumbles, Cheat Sheets\">late-night comedy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During his Monday monologue, Kimmel said, \u201cI greeted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tulsi-gabbard-sanctions-dont-work-they-only-punish-the-american-people\/\" title=\"Tulsi Gabbard: &#039;Sanctions Don&#039;t Work&#039; -- They Only Punish the American People\">day facing<\/a> yet another Twitter vomit storm \u2026 I said, \u2018Our first lady, Melania, is here. Look at her. So beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow.\u2019 Which obviously was a joke about their age difference and the look of joy we see on her face every time they\u2019re together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Age difference? What PR crisis firm came up with that one? Does he really expect us to believe he wasn\u2019t joking about the murder of America\u2019s president?<\/p>\n<p>The pompous smirk plastered on his face during the explanation didn\u2019t help his case. And he didn\u2019t stop there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a very <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >light roast joke<\/a> about the fact that he\u2019s almost 80 and she\u2019s younger than I am,\u201d Kimmel continued. \u201cIt was not by any stretch of the definition a call to assassination, and they know that. I\u2019ve been very vocal for many years, speaking out against gun violence in particular.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then had the gall to blame Melania\u2019s response on the stress she experienced from the shooting.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zust6eID9mk?si=srE8ogo-L04NxvlY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I understand that the first lady had a stressful experience over the weekend, and probably every weekend is pretty stressful in that house,\u201d Kimmel added. \u201cAnd also, I agree that hateful and violent rhetoric is something we should reject. I do. And I think a great place to start, to dial that back, would be to have a conversation with your husband about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To cover himself, he apologized for what \u201cthe president and everyone in that room on Saturday went through,\u201d rather than for his tone-deaf joke, and proceeded to mock Melania one more time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should come together and be best,\u201d he said, poking fun at the first lady\u2019s education initiative from Trump\u2019s first term.<\/p>\n<p>He appeared to take pleasure in the fact that he was able to get away with it, yet again, after he was almost fired for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jimmy-kimmel-blatantly-lies-audience-charlie-kirks-assassin-claiming-part-maga-gang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his heinous lies<\/a> about the assassination of conservative icon Charlie Kirk, claiming the shooter was part of the MAGA movement.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Beast published a sickening piece <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/tv\/news\/defiant-jimmy-kimmel-goes-nuclear-on-trump-and-melania\/ar-AA21SBmz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defending<\/a> Kimmel as \u201cdefiant,\u201d calling his statement a \u201csupposedly inflammatory joke.\u201d The article, which read like a news release, noted applause from Kimmel\u2019s crowd of robotic yes men.<\/p>\n<p>It also stated that, \u201cthe joke, seemingly intended as a simple reference to the 79-year-old president\u2019s age, was interpreted by many in the MAGA world as an incitement of violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was an incitement of violence \u2014 plain and simple. Kimmel hates Trump and conservatives. He has never hidden his feelings. Thankfully, his horrifying attitude didn\u2019t go unnoticed, and he was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TimJGraham\/status\/2049081728849842234\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called out<\/a> by several high-profile media personalities.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News contributor Joe Concha posted on X about the comments, writing, \u201cOutside of those with chronic TDS, there isn\u2019t a soul on the planet who believes this was the intent of Kimmel\u2019s \u2018joke.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Outside of those with chronic TDS, there isn\u2019t a soul on the planet who believes this was the intent of Kimmel\u2019s \u201cjoke.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/voh7iyWx4J\">https:\/\/t.co\/voh7iyWx4J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeConchaTV\/status\/2049062031253201145?\">April 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Curtis Houck, managing editor of NewsBusters,\u00a0 also chimed in, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/2049086469369708964\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">writing<\/a>, \u201cYou see, the rules are THEY are allowed to \u2018joke\u2019 about our side dying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The hypocrisy might be the worst part of Kimmel\u2019s entire charade. Left-wing entertainers, politicians, and activists conveniently cloak themselves in free speech whenever they cross the line, but if they are the focus of mockery or criticism, they call it \u201chate speech\u201d or deem it \u201cracist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Can you imagine the outrage that would explode all over the news if these kinds of jokes were made about former President Barack Obama? It would be anarchy.<\/p>\n<p>There would be thousands of paid protesters in the streets, boycotts, and petitions would be circulated to fire whatever conservative made the comment, and hateful violent rhetoric would be thrown back at them in return.<\/p>\n<p>Kimmel got his second chance and blew it. 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