podcast Joe Rogan On Friday, he criticized a joke directed at late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, sparking a “ridiculous” backlash just days after a gunman attempted to target President Donald Trump and other White House officials. White House Last weekend’s Press Association (WHCA) dinner.
In a mock rant on his show last week, Kimmel Humorously commenting that First Lady Melania Trump has the “glow” of a “quasi-widow.” Rogan claims no one cared about the joke until after the shooting later Saturday.
in his episodes Joe Rogan Speaking from experience, Rogan said, “It’s ridiculous…he told the joke on Thursday. On Friday, no one was supportive…No one cared on Saturday until the assassination attempt happened on Saturday night” [happened]and then suddenly everyone was blaming Kimmel. “
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Melania Trump and Donald Trump slam Jimmy Kimmel
first lady criticism Kimmel On Monday, he made “hateful and violent rhetoric” aimed at “dividing our country” and urged ABC to “take a stand” and remove him from the air.
The president later reiterated his call for the late-night host to be fired, calling the comments “very shocking” and suggesting they were intended to provoke violence.
Jimmy Kimmel hits back at Trump
Kimmel defended himself multiple times on the show this week, initially explaining on Monday that the joke was a “very lighthearted” reference to the age difference between the Trumps. The president is 79 years old and the first lady is 56 years old.
He recalled the joke on Tuesday after playing a clip of the Trumps’ meeting with King Charles III and Queen Camilla at the White House, in which the US president expressed regret to his wife of 21 years for not being able to replicate his parents’ 63-year marriage.
“Oh my gosh, he should be fired for this,” Kimmel responded on Tuesday. “Only Donald Trump would demand that I be fired for making a joke about his old age, and then a day later go out and make a joke about his own old age.”
Earlier, Kimmel also said that if “low ratings” lead to his firing, then Trump should be out of a job too because he’s “doing too good a job, too.”
Kimmel was previously removed and suspended indefinitely for comments he made on the show following the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, a Trump supporter.
He returned five days later after facing backlash from the public, Hollywood and political leaders who said it constituted an infringement of free speech and freedom of the press.
