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Melania and Trump Demand ABC Fire Jimmy Kimmel

4/28/2026

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Melania Demands Firing

Melania Trump posted on X on April 27, 2026, demanding ABC fire Jimmy Kimmel after his April 23 monologue called her an “expectant widow” and labeled documentary a “$75 million bribe.”
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that day, urging Disney and ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel immediately.
ABC had pulled Jimmy Kimmel off air in September 2025 after jokes about Charlie Kirk’s death, then reinstated him six days later.

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Kimmel Parodies Trump

Jimmy Kimmel's parody likened U.S. President Donald Trump to Jesus, saying “Christ, he’s back.”
He performed a Jeffrey Epstein impression, mocked Trumps’ image, joked that Trump’s legacy would be “breaking wind and passing gas,” and ABC suspended him in September 2025 after remarks on Charlie Kirk’s murder.
A gunman who tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Dinner passed a checkpoint before Secret Service stopped him, per The New York Times.

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Carr Warns

FCC Chair Brendan Carr warned ABC affiliates of FCC work if they failed to act against Jimmy Kimmel.
Disney suspended Kimmel’s show in September 2025 after Carr’s pressure over his “MAGA gang” comment on Charlie Kirk assassination.
ABC reinstated Kimmel six days later, saying his jokes were not meant to make light of killing.
ABC declined comment on First Lady Melania Trump’s demands for further action against Kimmel, underscoring regulatory scrutiny.

History

Historical Context

In 2004, after Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl halftime “wardrobe malfunction,” FCC Chairman Michael Powell ordered a record $550,000 indecency fine, prompting a broader crackdown that the 2005 Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act later amplified. Decades later, FCC Chair Brendan Carr pressed ABC in September 2025 to suspend Jimmy Kimmel for political jokes, echoing the earlier regulatory surge.

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Melania Demands Firing

Melania Trump posted on X on April 27, 2026, demanding ABC fire Jimmy Kimmel after his April 23 monologue called her an “expectant widow” and labeled documentary a “$75 million bribe.”
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that day, urging Disney and ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel immediately.
ABC had pulled Jimmy Kimmel off air in September 2025 after jokes about Charlie Kirk’s death, then reinstated him six days later.

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