A lot of people may have laughed at Jimmy Kimmel’s latest Donald Trumproast, but Melania Trumpwasn’t one of them.
The First Lady spoke out after Kimmel joked about the Alternative White House Correspondents’ Dinner, which he delivered Thursday night on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, citing that if Kid Rockcan do his own show, he can too.
As usual, Kimmel didn’t hold back, offering a scathing roast of the president two nights before the actual event was scheduled to take place. It should surprise absolutely no one that he was not invited and there were no comedians on tap to perform.
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner 2026 was supposed to be headlined by mentalist and magician Oz Pearlman, but it ended early instead, after the president and First Lady were taken to safety following reports that a gunman rushed security and traded gunfire with law enforcement before being tackled near a staircase leading to the ballroom.
Two days prior, Kimmel took aim at Trump’s recent AI Jesus-doctor situation, declaring, “By the way, in the unfortunate event that our president has a medical emergency tonight, do we have a doctor in the house — oh, I’m sorry. I mean, do we have a Jesus in the house? I always confuse them, too.”
That was after saying, “Our first lady is here. Mrs. Trump. You have a glow like an expectant widow.” He also made the jokes about the Epstein Files, hush money scandals, Iran, and Trump’s administration.
Kimmel has received a lot of heat for his jokes, despite making them days before the actual event ended in gunshots ringing out. One of his biggest critics was the First Lady, who didn’t hold back, sharing a lengthy statement on X that was posted on Monday.
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
In it, FLOTUS wrote, “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.”
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“People like Kimmel shouldn’t have the opportunity to enter our homes each evening to spread hate,” she continued. “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.”
