A joke made by late-night host Jimmy Kimmel about First Lady Melania Trump has sparked a heated political and media controversy after a shooting disrupted the White House Correspondents’ Dinner days later.
The remark was originally presented as part of his usual political satire and came two days before the actual dinner.
During a comedy segment aired on April 23, Kimmel was pretending to host the upcoming correspondents’ dinner when he addressed Melania and joked about her appearance, saying she had “a glow like an expectant widow.”