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A days-old Jimmy Kimmel joke<\/a> has resurfaced on social media following the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner on Saturday.<\/a><\/p>\n

Last week, during Thursday\u2019s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/a>, the host parodied the dinner in advance, delivering his own alternative comedy monologue as the event\u2019s MC.<\/p>\n

Among the gags, Kimmel joked that First Lady Melania Trump had the glow of an \u201cexpectant widow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Days later, a gunman opened fire at the annual Washington, D.C. event<\/a> and was apprehended at the scene. Attorney General Todd Blanche has said that investigators believe the suspected shooter, Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was targeting members of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n

In light of the incident, Trump\u2019s supporters have lashed out at Kimmel over the joke about Melania, despite it being delivered days earlier.<\/p>\n

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On X, right-wing political commentator Benny Johnson suggested that ABC, the network that airs Kimmel, should \u201cissue a full on-air apology\u201d from the host or have their broadcasting license \u201crevoked.\u201d<\/p>\n

Larry O\u2019Connor, editor of conservative outlet Townhall, labeled Kimmel a \u201cbroken man\u201d and wrote on X, \u201c@disney, you have a problem.\u201d<\/p>\n

Link Lauren, a senior aide for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during his 2024 presidential election campaign, added:\u201cMany in the mainstream media have stoked division and hatred for years. Jimmy Kimmel just made a disgusting \u2018joke\u2019 about Melania Trump becoming a widow. <\/p>\n

\u201cAfter the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner and what transpired with President Trump, now they suddenly want to act shocked.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cKimmel and all the rest of the deranged left should be held accountable for COLE ALLEN,\u201d shared another supporter on X.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s not comedy. That\u2019s a smug ABC host openly fantasizing about the First Lady becoming a widow,\u201d another claimed.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe president and first lady were rushed out of the correspondents\u2019 dinner after shots were heard (Reuters)<\/p>\n

The Independent has contacted ABC and Kimmel\u2019s representatives for comment.<\/p>\n

It comes months after Jimmy Kimmel Live! was taken off air in September last year, over his controversial remarks about right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk\u2019s killing.<\/a><\/p>\n

Before the suspension was lifted, big names in Hollywood and politics \u2014 including former President Barack Obama<\/a> \u2014 quickly condemned the move and raised concerns about free speech.<\/p>\n

In his emotional return to the show, Kimmel said he accepted that some people felt his remarks about Kirk\u2019s death had been \u201cill-timed or unclear or maybe both,\u201d adding: \u201cI get why you\u2019re upset.\u201d<\/p>\n

In recent months, Kimmel and Trump have regularly exchanged jabs, with the latter describing the TV show host as a \u201closer\u201d on Fox News\u2019 The<\/a> Five <\/a>in March.\u200b<\/p>\n

\u201cHe gets no ratings, none,\u201d Trump said. \u201cHe\u2019s got no talent.\u201d<\/p>\n