On April 26, Andrew Kolvet blasted Jimmy Kimmel after he called Melania Trump an ‘expectant widow’ on his show ahead of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting.
As a clip of Jimmy Kimmel went viral, the host faced major backlash online. On April 23, Jimmy roasted President Trump and Melania Trump during a parody on their relationship, which took place before the day of the shooting. During the annual journalism event, Jimmy said:
“Our First Lady, Melania, is here. Look at Melania, so beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow,” Kimmel said.
Following his satirical ‘expectant widow’ remark, the host faced criticism amid the WHCD shooting incident that took place on the evening of April 25. Among others, TPUSA spokesman Andrew Kolvet also called out Kimmel for his alleged joke. In his recent X post, Andrew wrote:
“I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Jimmy Kimmel is a grade-A sc*mbag, and probably the most loathsome, dishonorable creature to ever step foot on network TV, a very high bar.”
Andrew Kolvet further criticized Kimmel for his past claims on Charlie Kirk’s assassin. He even mentioned how Kimmel refused to apologize even after network decided to drop his show after
“Reminder: This is the same guy who claimed Charlie’s assassin was MAGA, and then refused to apologize even as affiliates threatened to drop his show. Then when he was let back on by ABC, he cried a lot but never took it back. Dishonorable coward.”
He added:
“Mark my words, he wants the exact same things that gunmen wanted.”
Jimmy Kimmel faced backlash online
Besides Andrew Kolvet, several other figures slammed Jimmy Kimmel for his joke. Meghan McCain called out Kimmel, saying:
“I am so deeply sick of Jimmy Kimmel and the hate he spreads in the world.”
Another political commentator, Patrick Bet David also reacted to Jimmy’s clip. He said Kimmel’s remark was not comedy but a dangerous rhetoric.
“Hey @jimmykimmel, what is funny about this? Joking is one thing, but wishing death on the President by telling Melania “Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow”? That’s not comedy, that’s dangerous rhetoric. We’re better than this.”
In related news, the person who opened fire at the WHCD gala with Donald Trump and other officials has been identified as Cole Tomas Allen. The suspect has been taken into custody.
Edited by Sezal Srivastava