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On Monday, first lady Melania Trump posted a demand on social media for television network ABC to “take a stand” against late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s jokes about her husband, President Donald Trump.

The X post from Melania Trump — which claimed Kimmel’s rhetoric is both “hateful” and “violent” — comes just two days after a shooter nearly breached security at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday. The post also comes as several right-wing commentators are lambasting Kimmel for a joke he made last week regarding Melania Trump becoming a widow.

“Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow,” Kimmel said on his Thursday night program.

“People like Kimmel shouldn’t have the opportunity to enter our homes each evening to spread hate,” Melania Trump said in her post, adding:

Enough is enough. It is time for ABC to take a stand. How many times will ABC’s leadership enable Kimmel’s atrocious behavior at the expense of our community. Related Story News | Politics & Elections ABC Is Bringing Kimmel Back — But Nexstar, Sinclair Refuse to Broadcast His Show Combined, Nexstar and Sinclair Broadcast Group account for about a quarter of all ABC affiliate stations. By Chris Walker , Truthout September 23, 2025 Truthout

Enough is enough. It is time for ABC to take a stand. How many times will ABC’s leadership enable Kimmel’s atrocious behavior at the expense of our community.

ABC Is Bringing Kimmel Back — But Nexstar, Sinclair Refuse to Broadcast His Show

Kimmel’s hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country. His monologue about my family isn’t comedy- his words are corrosive and deepens the political sickness within America. People like Kimmel shouldn’t have the opportunity to enter our homes........

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