# @variety on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXqVaycFdUQ
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- **Posted:** 2026-04-28T04:12:01.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Variety (@Variety) — https://gondola.cc/Variety

## Caption

#JimmyKimmel defends calling #MelaniaTrump an “expectant widow” after she and #DonaldTrump demanded ABC fire him:

“It was a very light roast joke about the fact that he’s almost 80 and she’s younger than I am. It was not by any stretch of the definition a call to assassination. And they know that,” Kimmel said. “I’ve been very vocal for many years speaking out against gun violence, in particular. But I understand that the First Lady had a stressful experience over the weekend. And probably every weekend is pretty stressful in that house. And also, I agree that hateful and violent rhetoric is something we should reject. I do. And I think a great place to start to dial that back would be to have a conversation with your husband about it.”

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jimmykimmel, melaniatrump, donaldtrump

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