Jimmy Kimmel has responded to calls from Melania and Donald Trump for his dismissal from his role as late-night host, calling for ABC to take action. The issue is over the "alternative" White House Correspondents' Dinner Kimmel staged on his show, which was interrupted by a shooting two days later. Melania responded by criticizing Kimmel for his "hateful and violent rhetoric" and demanding ABC take action against him. However, Kimmel defended his actions, stating that his "widow" joke was a joke about their age difference and not a call to assassination. Last September, ABC temporarily suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live after he made comments about the "MAGA" gang.