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Margaret Sullivan

Jimmy Kimmel’s quip about Melania Trump is protected speech, and Disney must stand tall

Jimmy Kimmel in tuxedo on stage with microphone
‘Kimmelgate the Sequel is under way.’ Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters

A few days before the alleged assassination attempt on Donald Trump last weekend, one comic’s joke on his late-night show sounded routine enough, if a little edgy.

Taking a jab at the hefty age gap between Donald and Melania Trump, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel – playing the role of guest comic at a mock White House correspondents’ dinner – described the first lady as having “a glow like an expectant widow”.

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