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Jimmy Kimmel Escalates Trump Feud With New Melania Jab
May 5, 2026
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The Daily Beast/YouTube/ReutersJimmy Kimmel and Melania Trump aren’t about to patch things up anytime soon.The late-night host is continuing to fuel his feud with the first lady, which began after she condemned Kimmel in a social media rant last Monday. In a rare move, Melania, 56, called Kimmel, 58, a “coward” in the wake of the attempted shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
Kimmel caught the attention of the administration for his parody of the event days prior, in which he said Melania has the “glow of an expectant widow.”Both Melania and President Trump called on Kimmel’s network to fire him.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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