Jimmy Kimmel's parody White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) Dinner monologue, which cast first lady Melania Trump as an 'expectant widow', has resurfaced online as a flashpoint after a gunman opened fire at the actual gala less than 48 hours later. President Donald Trump and the first lady were seated inside the Washington Hilton ballroom when shots rang out near the screening checkpoint on Saturday night.
Kimmel taped the segment for his ABC show Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday, 23 April. He delivered an alternative roast because the WHCA's 2026 programme booked mentalist Oz Pearlman as the headline act, breaking with the tradition of comedian hosts. 'Look at Melania, so beautiful,' Kimmel said. 'Mrs Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow.'
