Melania Trump Demands ABC Hold Kimmel Accountable for Sketch

First Lady Melania Trump demanded that ABC hold late-night host Jimmy Kimmel accountable for jokes he made about her family in a parody sketch of the White House Correspondents Dinner, comments that aired days before a gunman attacked the actual event.

The sketch appeared on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Thursday. In it, Kimmel delivered satirical remarks mimicking a roast at the annual dinner, including one about Trump: "Our first lady, Melania, is here. Look at Melania, so beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow." Other lines referenced President Donald Trump's self-comparisons to Jesus and suggested Jeffrey Epstein had introduced the couple, among jabs at Trump's accomplishments and appearance.

Two days later, on Saturday night, a gunman identified as Cole Allen rushed a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton, site of the White House Correspondents Dinner. He fired shots at Secret Service agents, wounding one whose body armor stopped the bullet. Agents subdued and arrested Allen before he reached the event space. No other injuries or fatalities occurred. President Trump and the first lady were evacuated from the venue.