Melania Trump wants ABC to 'take a stand' against Jimmy Kimmel after 'hateful' joke

First Lady Melania Trump attends the White House Correspondents' dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., on April 25, 2026. Mandel Ngan/AFP via hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via First Lady Melania Trump is not happy about late night host Jimmy Kimmel's recent joke about her. "Look at Melania, so beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow," Kimmel quipped during a sketch on his show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" The segment was the comedian's mock alternative speech to the White House Correspondents' dinner, which aired two days before the real event the Trumps attended together ended in gunfire. Authorities subdued a heavily armed man who they say entered the Washington Hilton ballroom in an attempt to target administration officials. In a post on X , the first lady called Kimmel's joke about her "hateful and violent." "His monologue about my family isn't comedy- his words are corrosive and deepens the political sickness within America," she wrote. "People like Kimmel shouldn't have the opportunity to enter our homes each evening to spread hate." Mrs. Trump urged ABC, the network that airs Kimmel's weeknight show, to take action, asking "how many times will ABC's leadership enable Kimmel's atrocious behavior at the expense of our community?" Hours later, President Trump took to social media to lend support to his wife. …