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Jimmy Kimmel’s Two-Word Reaction to Melania’s Meltdown Revealed
May 12, 2026
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Randy Holmes / Disney via Getty ImagesA fellow comic has revealed how Jimmy Kimmel reacted to first lady Melania Trump calling him out. Trump called Kimmel’s eponymous late-night show “hateful and violent” after he said she “had the glow of an expectant widow” just days before a gunman attempted to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with apparent designs on killing President Donald Trump and his Cabinet.
The attack was foiled, and despite Kimmel’s joke coming before the incident, he suffered a tidal wave of MAGA anger. Fellow host John Oliver has now revealed Kimmel’s immediate reaction to the saga. Read more at The Daily Beast.
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