Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Wayback Wednesday Déjà Vu as Melania and Donald Trump call for Kimmel to be fired

Happy Wayback Wednesday! Today's blast from the past is Jimmy Kimmel on Melania & Donald Trump Demanding His Firing & The White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

Jimmy responds to both Melania and Donald Trump saying he should be fired by ABC over a light roast joke he made on the show three days before The White House Correspondents’ Dinner, and talks rejecting hateful and violent rhetoric, what unfolded on Saturday after the gunman was captured, RFK Jr. leaving his wife Cheryl Hines in the proverbial dust, an attendee who continued to eat his salad while others were taking cover, newspeople who were at the event reporting on the story in tuxedos and ballgowns, Trump arguing that this is why we need his new ballroom more than ever, Trump sitting down for an interview with 60 Minutes, and in honor of King Charles and Queen Camilla arriving at The White House today we present a special King Charles Edition of Lie Witness News.
Here is the relevant segment with the offending joke: Jimmy Kimmel Roasts Trump & His MAGA Minions at Our Alternative White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

The NFL Draft is tonight, the Trump administration is reportedly hashing out a deal that would give the U.S. Government up to a 90% stake in Spirit Airlines, Ghislaine Maxwell sent a mysterious USB to the Department of Justice a week after that surprise press conference by Melania Trump, Melania made an appearance at the First Lady’s Luncheon today, Trump is planning to go The White House Correspondents' Dinner for the first time as President, Oz Pearlman the Mentalist is set to be the host, and since there is no comedian this year Jimmy steps in to tell all of the jokes Trump is too scared to hear.
I'm with Kimmel; this is about the age difference between the two and the apparent distaste the First Lady has for her husband. That latter might be an incorrect perception. Based on her reaction, maybe Melania loves him after all.

I'm giving MS NOW, formerly MSNBC, the last word in this section by embedding rump, apparently oblivious, makes the same joke he wants Kimmel fired for.

Jen Psaki shows Donald Trump making the same joke about how much older he is than Melania as the joke Trump and Melania claim is so offensive that Kimmel should be removed from his job.
Jen Psaki is right; Donald "Hoover Harding Cleveland" Trump doubling down on his ballroom and going after Kimmel and James Comey is just him persuing his pet projects. It's also an example of "never let a good crisis go to waste." It's just a shame that the projects being pursued are so petty.

Follow over the jump for a retrospective of the top posts about the last time Hoover Cleveland tried to get Kimmel canceled, literally.


I shared Colbert and Meyers take closer looks at ABC suspending Kimmel from September 20, 2025 at the Coffee Party USA/Citizen Connect Facebook page. It was also a top share at both Threads and Bluesky. Combined with heavy web traffic during September 2025, it earned ~1,100 default and 1,315 raw page views that month to rank fourth by the former, second among entries posted that month, and third overall by the latter. It ended the 2025-2026 blogging year with 1,396 raw page views, placing it second among entries posted between March 21, 2025 and March 20, 2026 and sixth overall for the blogging year. It earned 852 views (most for month and third most for year) and 2 likes (third most) on Threads and 158 likes (most for month and year), 65 reposts (most for month and year), and 3 replies in 2 threads on Bluesky.


I also shared 'The Daily Show' reacts to ABC suspending Jimmy Kimmel from September 21, 2025 at the Coffee Party USA/Citizen Connect Facebook page. Combined with heavy web traffic during September 2025, it ended the month with 718 default and 886 raw page views to rank eleventh during September 2025 by the former, 15th among entries posted during the month, and 16th overall by the latter. It ended the 15th year of Crazy Eddie's Motie News with 987 raw page views to place 13th among entries posted during the year and 18th overall.

I return to J.D. Vance gets the 'Last Week Tonight' treatment for the last most read entry about the controversy.

I shared John Oliver examines Jimmy Kimmel & the FCC after winning two Emmy Awards from September 23, 2025 to the Citizen Connect/Coffee Party USA Facebook page, which helped it earn 796 default and 846 raw page views during September 2025, good enough for 8th by default page views, 20th by raw page views, and 19th among entries posted during September 2025. It ended the blogging year with 913 raw page views, ranking it 18th among entries posted during the blogging year and 24th overall.
Since I'm examining top entries featuring Kimmel, I'm adding this one from the back catalog.


Web search earned Jimmy Kimmel on GMOs: Student Sustainability Video Festival 58 from August 7, 2016 666 raw page views to tie for 44th overall during the 15th year of Crazy Eddie's Motie News. Since it's final exam time, I might revive this series tomorrow for Throwback Thursday. In the meantime, enjoy Wednesday Addams, the mascot for Wayback Wednesday.


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