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Trump Demands Disney Fire Kimmel After Parody, Calls Attack Despicable

4/28/2026

Summary

Trump Demands Firing

U.S. President Donald Trump posted April 27, 2024, demanding Disney/ABC fire Jimmy Kimmel, saying the joke provoked violence.
Melania Trump posted X calling the remarks hateful and urging ABC to act.
Jimmy Kimmel aired the “expectant widow” joke on April 23, 2024, parodying Mrs. Trump.
A gunman tried to enter the ballroom on April 25, 2024, and was identified as suspect Cole Tomas Allen, 31.
U.S. President Donald Trump called the attack despicable.

Summary

MAGA Demands Firing

MAGA supporters Gunther Eagleman and Pamela Hensley posted on X demanding ABC fire Jimmy Kimmel (ABC host).
Conservative commentator Larry O’Connor called Kimmel a “broken man” on X and urged Disney to act.
Investigators said shooter Cole Tomas Allen sent a manifesto to family members declaring intent to target Trump administration officials.

Summary

Trump Survives Attack

The April 25 shooting was the third assassination attempt on President Donald Trump since 2024.
A Secret Service agent survived because a bullet-proof vest stopped the bullet.
White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said deranged lies and smears against the president fueled the violence.
The gunman’s manifesto listed administration officials as targets, ranking them from highest-ranking to lowest, reflecting an escalating pattern of rhetoric and threats noted by critics.

History

Historical Context

On April 19 1995 Timothy McVeigh detonated a truck bomb at Oklahoma’s Murrah Federal Building, killing 168 and prompting the 1996 Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act. Over two decades later, in April 2024, a gunman stormed an ABC ballroom after Donald Trump supporters called for Jimmy Kimmel’s removal, echoing how extremist rhetoric can trigger violent attacks.

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Trump Demands Firing

U.S. President Donald Trump posted April 27, 2024, demanding Disney/ABC fire Jimmy Kimmel, saying the joke provoked violence.
Melania Trump posted X calling the remarks hateful and urging ABC to act.
Jimmy Kimmel aired the “expectant widow” joke on April 23, 2024, parodying Mrs. Trump.
A gunman tried to enter the ballroom on April 25, 2024, and was identified as suspect Cole Tomas Allen, 31.
U.S. President Donald Trump called the attack despicable.

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