First Lady Melania Trump Calls Jimmy Kimmel A “Coward” In Rare Call Out On X

The First Lady rarely does call-outs on social media, but when she does, it must be very serious.

On Monday morning, Melania Trump called out ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel for making a joke that hinted that Melania was soon to be a widow.

Kimmel’s “joke” came just a day before a gunman attempted to assassinate President Trump and other members of Trump’s cabinet at the White House Correspondence Dinner.

Melania, in her post, called Kimmel a “coward” and called for people to “take a stand” against Kimmel.

USA Today reported more on Melania’s post:

First lady Melania Trump is calling for ABC to take action against Jimmy Kimmel for alleged “hateful and violent rhetoric.”

The first lady took to X on April 27 to condemn the comic for jokingly calling her an “expectant widow” on his show last week, days before there was a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.

“Kimmel’s hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country,” the first lady wrote. “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 each evening to spread hate.”

“A coward, Kimmel hides behind ABC because he knows the network will keep running cover to protect him,” she posted. “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.”

Take a look:

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 each evening to…

— First Lady Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) April 27, 2026

Full Text:

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 each evening to spread hate.

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A coward, Kimmel hides behind ABC because he knows the network will keep running cover to protect him.

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.

Here are the remarks made by Kimmel that Melania was responding to:

Jimmy Kimmel: "Our First Lady is here. Mrs. Trump… you have a glow like an expectant widow." pic.twitter.com/LdloPzMyXr

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) April 26, 2026

Is it time for Kimmel to be taken off the air?