Jimmy Kimmel calls out Donald Trump for similarly joking about his own death: 'You should be fired for that!'

Jimmy Kimmel is calling out Donald Trump for joking about his death just one day after the president publicly called for the late-night host to be fired for a similar punchline.

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Key Points

  • Trump joked to his wife, Melania, that the length of their marriage would not be able to surpass his parents' 63-year-long record in a televised speech on Tuesday.

  • “Wait a minute, did he just make a joke about his death? My God. You should be fired for that!” Kimmel quipped.

Jimmy Kimmelis calling outDonald Trumpfor cracking a joke about his mortality just one day after the presidentpublicly called for the late-night host to be firedfor a similar punchline.

The 79-year-old president made headlines on Tuesday when hepaused in the middle of a televised speech at the White Houseto jokingly inform his wife,Melania Trump, 56, that they likely wouldn’t beat his parents’ 63-year-long marriage record.

"And, uh, excuse me, if you don't mind, that's a record we won't be able to match, darling,” Trump said, drawing laughs from those onstage. “I’m sorry, it's just not going to work out that way. We'll do well, but we're not going to do that well.”

One person who wasn’t laughing? Kimmel, who addressed the president’s age-related joke in his opening monologue on Tuesday night. “Wait a minute, did he just make a joke about his death?” the host questioned. “My God. You should be fired for that!”

Jimmy Kimmel hosts 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'Credit: Disney/Randy Holmes

He continued, “Only Donald Trump would demand I be fired for making a joke about his old age and then a day later, go out and make a joke about his own old age!”

Trump demanded that Disney and ABC fire Kimmel in the wake of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting because, days before the incident occurred, Kimmelhosted his own mock version of the event onJimmy Kimmel Live, where he teased that the First Lady had “a glow like an expectant widow.”

Melania similarlydenounced the quip in a rare X post in the aftermath of the incident, stating that “Kimmel’s hateful and violent rhetoricis intended to divide our country” and requesting that ABC “take a stand.”

Kimmeladdressed the Trumps’ remarks on Monday’s episode ofJimmy Kimmel Live,sharing his relief that “no one was hurt” at the event and explaining the joke to them.

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"It was a very light roast joke about the fact that [Trump] is almost 80 and she's younger than I am,” he said. “It was not by any stretch of the definition a call to assassination, and they know that I've been very vocal for many years speaking out against gun violence in particular."

He added, “I am sorry that you and the president and everyone in that room on Saturday went through that. I really am. Just because no one get got killed doesn't mean it wasn't traumatic and scary. We should come together andbe best. We really should.”

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One day after the president called for Kimmel’s dismissal, the Federal Communications Commission, which is headed by Trump appointee Brendan Carr,ordered the Walt Disney Company to submit early renewals of its TV stations. The company must now file the renewals, which were previously scheduled to be renewed between 2028 and 2031, for all of its stations within the next 30 days.

Several celebrities have come forward to defend Kimmel following the backlash he's received over the joke, including Gayle King, whoreacted to the situation on Monday’s episode ofCBS Mornings.“Jimmy Kimmel is not some crazy person who would wish the president to be killed," she insisted. "That's... he just would not do that."

George Clooneyalso spoke out about the "heated" controversy while attending the 51st Chaplin Award Gala. “When one side is calling anyone they disagree with traitors to the country, which is a charge that’s punishable by death, just because they don’t agree with someone, I think the rhetoric is a little too heated,” he said.

Watch Kimmel react to Trump's punchline in the clip above.

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Ángel Correa scores in the 33rd and Tigres beats Nashville 1-0 in a Concacaf Champions Cup semifinal

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) —Ángel Correa scored in the 33rd minute, Nahuel Guzman made four saves and Tigres beat Nashville 1-0 on Tuesday night in the first leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup semifinal.

Associated Press UANL Tigres forward Ángel Correa, right, celebrates his goal against Nashville SC with Francisco Reyes, second from right, and other team mates during the first half of an CONCACAF Champions Cup first leg semifinal soccer match Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Amis) UANL Tigres forward Ángel Correa (7) celebrates his goal against Nashville SC during the first half of an CONCACAF Champions Cup first leg semifinal soccer match Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Amis) UANL Tigres midfielder Rodrigo Aguirre, left, and Nashville SC 2026 defender Jeisson Palacios (4) vie for the ball during the first half of an CONCACAF Champions Cup first leg semifinal soccer match Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Amis)

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Correa scored his 23rd goal of the season across all competitions on a volley from distance that went off the hand of goalkeeper Brian Schwake. Nashville struggled to clear a loose ball at the top of the box, and Correa capitalized.

It was the first away goal allowed by Nashville in the tournament.

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Schwake made a nice kick save of Juan Brunetta’s close-range shot in the 30th.

Nashville, which was without Sam Surridge due to a back injury, appeared to take a 1-0 lead in the sixth but it was called back for an offside.

The match was delayed about an hour due to the weather.

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A look at some notable milestones achieved in world athletics over the years

Sabastian Sawe of Kenya became the first person tobreak the 2-hour barrier in an official marathonon Sunday.

Associated Press FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2009, file photo, Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates setting a new men's 100m world record at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File) FILE - In this May 6, 1954, file photo, British Athlete Roger Bannister breaks the tape to become the first man ever to break the four minute barrier in the mile at Iffly Field in Oxford, England. (AP Photo/File) FILE - A happy Marita Koch of East Germany raises her arms in victory after crossing the finish line to win the 400-metre event at the World Cup of Athletics in Montreal, Canada, Aug. 26, 1979. (AP PhotoStaff/Drew, File) FILE - Bob Beamon of El Paso, Tex., sobs into his hands in joy on Oct. 18, 1968 at the Olympic track stadium in Mexico City. (AP Photo, File)

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Sawe smashed the men’s world record by 65 seconds in winning the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds.

Here's a list of other notable milestones in world athletics and where the records stand now:

100 meters

U.S. sprinter Jim Hines became the first man to officially break the 10-second barrier in the 100 meters in 1968.

The current world record in the 100 belongs to Usain Bolt, whose time of 9.58 seconds came in 2009.

200 meters

American runner Tommie Smithwas the first man to break 20 seconds in 1968, with a time of 19.83 seconds.

Bolt has the current record with 19.19 seconds, also from 2009.

In between, Michael Johnson ran 19.32 at the Atlanta Games in 1996. Noah Lyles ran 19.31 in 2022 to take the iconic U.S. record from Johnson.

400 meters

Czech runner Jarmila Kratochvilova became the first woman to break 48 seconds in the 400 meters (47.99) in 1983. Two years later, East Germany's Marita Koch bettered that with a run of 47.60 that is still the world record.

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Last year, America's Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone became the first woman since the Eastern Bloc era tocrack 48 when she ran 47.78 at world championships.

McLaughlin-Levrone, who has lowered the record in the 400 hurdles by more than 2 seconds to 50.37 since 2021, has put the 50-second mark in that event in her sights.

Mile

Britain's Roger Bannister became the first person torun the mile in under four minutesin 1954.

The then-Oxford University medical student overtook the second of his pacemakers on the final lap of the race on Oxford’s Iffley Road track to finish in 3 minutes, 59.4 seconds.

Since then, more than 1,000 athletes have run the mile in under four minutes, according to World Athletics. The current record dates to 1999: 3:43.13 by Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj.

Long jump

One of the most amazing world records in track and field history came in 1968, when Bob Beamon jumped 8.90 meters (29 feet, 2 1/4 inches) at the Mexico City Olympics.

That mark has been broken once — in 1991 by Mike Powell, whose jump of 8.95 meters (29 feet, 4 1/4 inches) is among the oldest in the athletics record book.

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Jimmy Kimmel defends himself after Donald and Melania Trump call for his firing

Jimmy Kimmel has responded to Donald and Melania Trumpcalling on Monday for ABC to fire himin the wake of the late-night comic making a joke last week in which he described the first lady as having "the glow of an expectant widow."

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The remark about the president's wife was part of a routine on Thursday's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" in which he pretended to deliver a comedy routine at the then-upcoming White House Correspondents' Association dinner.

That eventtwo nights later was cut shortwhen a man armed with guns and knives tried to enter the Washington ballroom where the Trumps and much of the nation's political leadership had gathered.

"People like Kimmel shouldn't have the opportunity to enter our homes each evening to spread hate," Melania Trumpsaid in a social media postlater echoed by her husband. ... "Enough is enough. It is time for ABC to take a stand."

In apost on his Truth Social platformMonday afternoon, Mr. Trump called Kimmel's joke a "despicable call to violence" and said "this is something far beyond the pale. Jimmy Kimmel should be immediately fired by Disney and ABC."

Kimmel described the joke during his Monday night monologue as being about the Trumps' age difference, calling it "a very light roast joke about the fact that he's almost 80 and she's younger than I am. It was not by any stretch of the definition a call to assassination. And they know that.

"I've been very vocal for many years speaking out against gun violence, in particular. But I understand that the first lady had a stressful experience over the weekend. ... And also, I agree that hateful and violent rhetoric is something we should reject. I do. And I think a great place to start to dial that back would be to have a conversation with your husband about it."

After noting that all Americans have a right to free speech, Kimmel said, "I am sorry that you and the president and everyone in that room on Saturday went through that. I really am. Because no one got killed doesn't mean it wasn't traumatic and scary. And we should come together. ... But do you want us to believe that a joke I made three days before this dinner had any effect on anything that happened (Saturday night)?"

CBS News has reached out to ABC for comment.

Prior Trump-Kimmel clash

Kimmel was pulled from the airfor several nights in September after being criticized by conservatives, including Mr. Trump, for his remarks in the aftermath of theCharlie Kirk assassination. Kimmel had said that America "hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from it."

Kimmel did not issue a blanket apology for the remarks, but he did say he could see how they were offensive to some. Whenhe returned to the air on Sept. 23, he said it was "not my intention to blame any specific group for the actions of what was obviously a deeply disturbed individual," referring to the alleged gunman, who is in custody pending trial.

His late-night competitor, Stephen Colbert, another frequent Trump critic, is seeing his CBS show end next month.

More criticism of Kimmel's joke

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Kimmel's Thursday joke was part of a campaign of rhetoric from Democrats and some in the media that "has helped to legitimize this violence."

"Who in their right mind says a wife would be glowing over the potential murder of her beloved husband?" Leavitt said. There was no indication that Kimmel was referring to violence.

The National Religious Broadcasters association filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission, asking the agency to investigate ABC.

"We're seeing a pattern of violence in this country that didn't appear overnight," said Troy Miller, NRB's president and CEO. "When influential voices joke about death or treat political opponents as disposable, it contributes to a culture where violence feels thinkable to the already unstable."

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Employee testifies against owners of Dominican club where roof collapse killed 236

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A former employee of a popular nightclubwhose roof collapsed a year agoand killed 236 people told a judge Monday that the owners were fully aware the structure was deteriorated.

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Gregory Adames testified against siblings Antonio and Maribel Espaillat, who are accused of involuntary manslaughter and involuntary assault and battery following the collapse at the legendary Jet Set club in Santo Domingo.

“They knew because I sent them photos, I sent them videos of all the problems that were there. That shouldn’t have happened; not a single person should have died there,” Adames said.

Attorneys for the victim’s families asked in court for the siblings to be accused of voluntary manslaughter.

“We hope that happens,” Jean Carlos Martínez Segura, who represents nine families, told The Associated Press.

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The potential prison sentence is up to 20 years for voluntary manslaughter but is two years for involuntary manslaughter.

Monday’s court hearing is expected to continue Friday, with a judge eventually deciding whether there’s enough evidence to hold a trial.Relatives of the victimshave complained about delays and slow judicial proceedings.

Prosecutors have said hundreds of pieces of evidence implicate the siblings, whowere arrestedlast June.

Miguel Valerio, the Espaillats’ attorney, told reporters after their arrests: “Nobody wanted that to happen.”

Prosecutors have accused the Espaillats of trying to intimidate or manipulate employees. Antonio Espaillat is considered a powerful businessman who owns upscale entertainment centers and dozens of local radio stations.

Hundreds of people including many high-profile Dominicans were at the nightclub for a concert on April 8, 2025, when the roof collapsed. Those who died includedsinger Rubby Pérez; Nelsy Cruz, the governor of Montecristi province and sister of Major League Baseball All-Star Nelson Cruz; and former MLB pitcherOctavio Dotel. More than 100 people were injured in the collapse and rescuersworked around the clockto pull out survivors.

Employee testifies against owners of Dominican club where roof collapse killed 236

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A former employee of a popular nightclubwhose roof collapsed a year agoand killed 236 people t...

 

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