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Melania Trump Urges ABC to Fire Jimmy Kimmel

4/28/2026

Summary

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First Lady Melania Trump used X April 27, 2026 to call Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue hateful and demand ABC fire him.
U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that Kimmel is not funny, called a video fake, and urged Disney and ABC to dismiss him.
Conservative podcaster Patrick Bet-David tweeted support for Melania Trump’s request, noting the demand followed a shooting at Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

History

Historical Context

Donald Trump’s habit of using social media to attack news outlets began in January 2017 when he tweeted “FAKE NEWS—A TOTAL POLITICAL WITCH HUNT!” about the Steele dossier, signaling a confrontational stance toward the press. That approach persisted through his administration, with press secretary Kayleigh McEnany—a former Fox News commentator—regularly echoing his attacks, a pattern echoed today by Melania Trump’s X demand that ABC fire Jimmy Kimmel.

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Story summary

First Lady Melania Trump used X April 27, 2026 to call Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue hateful and demand ABC fire him.
U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that Kimmel is not funny, called a video fake, and urged Disney and ABC to dismiss him.
Conservative podcaster Patrick Bet-David tweeted support for Melania Trump’s request, noting the demand followed a shooting at Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

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