President Trump, First Lady say ABC should 'immediately fire' Jimmy Kimmel

LiveNOW from FOX·Apr 27

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President Trump and the First Lady are calling for ABC to fire late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. The call for Kimmel's firing appears to be in response to a joke he made, which the Trumps took issue with, though Kimmel claims the joke was misconstrued. The joke in question was reportedly made about the First Lady, with some outlets specifying it was an "expectant widow" joke made during a White House Correspondents' Dinner skit.

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