Trump Urges ABC To Fire Kimmel After Correspondents' Dinner Shooting
Donald and Melania Trump demanded ABC fire Jimmy Kimmel after his April 23 joke about the first lady resurfaced following a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
Overview
Donald and Melania Trump urged ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel after a joke he made on his April 23 show about the first lady resurfaced after a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
Shots rang out at the Washington Hilton during the dinner, and the president and first lady were evacuated, officials said.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called Kimmel's remarks "completely deranged," Melania Trump called them "hateful and violent," and Troy Miller said his group filed an FEC complaint.
Cole Tomas Allen, identified as a 31-year-old California man, was arrested and charged with attempting to assassinate the president and with weapon offenses, court records show.
Allen appeared in court on Monday where he did not enter a plea, and ABC's handling of Kimmel remained under scrutiny as critics demanded action and speech advocates defended him, spokespeople said.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources present the reporting neutrally, mainly relaying statements from Trump, Melania and Kimmel without endorsing them. Loaded language appears as direct quotes and context is provided (Kimmel's prior skit, his partial apology, the shooting and charges). The piece does omit ABC's response and defenders of Kimmel, slightly emphasizing presidential reactions.