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First Lady Urges Kimmel's Firing; Speech Defenders Respond

4/28/2026

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First Lady Melania Trump urged ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel after President Donald Trump demanded his dismissal.
Author Stephen King tweeted April 27, 2026, mocking Trumps over Mueller’s death.
Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue referenced White House Correspondents’ Dinner, disrupted nights earlier by an assassin.
Mehdi Hasan, Loni Love, David Axelrod and FCC Commissioner Anna M. Gomez defended Kimmel’s rights and warned attack should not silence speech, noting no lives were lost.

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First Lady Melania Trump urged ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel after President Donald Trump demanded his dismissal.
Author Stephen King tweeted April 27, 2026, mocking Trumps over Mueller’s death.
Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue referenced White House Correspondents’ Dinner, disrupted nights earlier by an assassin.
Mehdi Hasan, Loni Love, David Axelrod and FCC Commissioner Anna M. Gomez defended Kimmel’s rights and warned attack should not silence speech, noting no lives were lost.