Jimmy Kimmel rejected Donald Trump's accusations, stating that the joke about Melania Trump was not an incitement to assassination.

TV presenter Jimmy Kimmel reacted to Donald Trump's accusations, stating that his joke about Melania Trump, made during the show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", was not a call to assassination, but an irony about the age difference between the two. The controversy was amplified after a shooting incident at the White House, where a man attempted to breach during the Correspondents' Dinner.

Kimmel apologized for any trauma caused and condemned the rhetoric of violence. Trump called for sanctions against Kimmel, accusing him of inciting violence. Melania Trump responded, calling Kimmel a "loser" and stating that his rhetoric deepens the political crisis in America. Kimmel had previously been suspended for controversial comments but quickly returned to the small screens.