{"id":3293,"date":"2026-03-25T15:10:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T08:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storyintheworld.com\/?p=3293"},"modified":"2026-03-25T15:10:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T08:10:14","slug":"jimmy-kimmels-brutal-oscars-jab-at-melania-trump-hasnt-gone-down-well-with-trumps-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storyintheworld.com\/?p=3293","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s brutal Oscars jab at Melania Trump hasn\u2019t gone down well with Trump\u2019s administration"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>White House officials pushed back after TV host Jimmy Kimmel made a controversial joke about First Lady Melania Trump during the Oscars.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-663\" src=\"https:\/\/shadowtnue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-78-edited.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shadowtnue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-78-edited.png 1000w, https:\/\/shadowtnue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-78-edited-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/shadowtnue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-78-edited-768x576.png 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>While presenting the Best Documentary award at the Dolby Theatre, Kimmel took a swipe at Melania, joking that someone would be upset his wife hadn\u2019t been nominated\u2014an apparent reference to her recently released documentary.<\/p>\n<p>The film, which followed Melania in the weeks leading up to Trump\u2019s second inauguration, received poor reviews and underperformed at the box office despite a large budget. Kimmel also mocked the documentary as dull, suggesting it mainly showed her attending fittings and trying on clothes.<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Although the audience laughed, the reaction from the White House was swift.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-257535\" src=\"https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-qbwibhia54.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kimmel-oscars-trump.webp\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Communications director Steven Cheung sharply criticized Kimmel, calling him \u201cclassless\u201d and accusing him of projecting negativity. He also dismissed the comedian as irrelevant outside of elite Hollywood circles.<\/p>\n<p>Conservative figures echoed the criticism, labeling the joke as weak and inappropriate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1970393\" data-uid=\"14226\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This wasn\u2019t the first time Kimmel had targeted Melania\u2019s documentary. In earlier remarks, he ridiculed both the film and its timing, suggesting it reflected poorly given ongoing political tensions.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the backlash, the exchange highlights the continued clash between political figures and late-night comedy, where sharp humor often sparks equally strong responses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House officials pushed back after TV host Jimmy Kimmel made a controversial joke about First Lady Melania Trump during the Oscars. 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