Jimmy Kimmel responded to White House criticism of him on his show Monday night, saying that Thursday's TV joke about Melania Trump being a "widow-to-be" was about the couple's age difference. He added that the joke should not be taken as a call for attacks.
The presidential couple has accused Jimmy Kimmel of spreading hatred through his television show, among other things.
"I agree that hateful and violent rhetoric is something we should reject," Kimmel said.
On Saturday evening, an armed man tried to enter a gala dinner in Washington, DC, attended by President Donald Trump and Melania Trump, among others.
