Actor George Clooney and podcaster Joe Rogan are among the high-profile figures defending Jimmy Kimmel after President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump called for ABC to fire the late-night talk show host over a joke he made days before the April shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) Dinner. On the Thursday before the shooting, Kimmel joked on his show the first lady had “a glow like an expectant widow,” a remark he later said was aimed at the couple’s age gap and her public demeanor, not a call for violence. The first lady called the comment “hateful and violent rhetoric,” while the president urged ABC to fire Kimmel. Kimmel, a staunch Trump critic, defended the joke and said it was "not, by any stretch of the definition, a call to assassination." Last Saturday, 31-year-old Cole Allen allegedly attempted to assassinate Trump during the WHCA Dinner at the Washington Hilton, where prosecutors say he rushed a security checkpoint and fired a shotgun while moving toward a ballroom, one floor below, filled with senior government officials. Investigators say the attack was methodically planned in advance, including cross-country travel, online research and scheduled emails outlining his intentions. ...What To
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