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Trump Demands Kimmel's Firing After Roast, Dinner Attack Injures Officer

4/28/2026

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Steven Cheung called comedian Jimmy Kimmel a “s--- human being”, prompting President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump to demand ABC fire him for “expectant widow” joke.
Jimmy Kimmel said the remark was a roast about Trumps’ age gap, not a call to assassination.
A gunman attempted to storm the White House Correspondents’ dinner on April 25, injuring a Secret Service officer.
ABC has not commented on firing Kimmel.

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Steven Cheung called comedian Jimmy Kimmel a “s--- human being”, prompting President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump to demand ABC fire him for “expectant widow” joke.
Jimmy Kimmel said the remark was a roast about Trumps’ age gap, not a call to assassination.
A gunman attempted to storm the White House Correspondents’ dinner on April 25, injuring a Secret Service officer.
ABC has not commented on firing Kimmel.