The Late-Night Host Reacts
But Jimmy was not going to back down. During his monologue on Monday, April 27, the host of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” apparently addressed the president and first lady.
In the monologue, the host maintains that the attempted assassination on Saturday, April 25 could not have been influenced by a joke he said three days prior to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
He called the criticism “exaggerated” and vehemently denied that his comments were anything but humorous.Jimmy, who has long spoken against gun violence, stated, “It was by no means a call to assassination.”
“And they know that I’ve been very vocal for many years, speaking out against gun violence in particular.”
