- Donald Trump made a joke about the 24-year age gap between himself and his wife, Melania Trump, during a White House welcome ceremony for King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
- This joke followed Trump's demand for ABC to fire late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, who had made a similar joke about the couple's age difference on his show days earlier.
- Kimmel's joke, which described Melania as having 'a glow like an expectant widow', was later interpreted by the Trumps as advocating for an assassination attempt after a shooting incident at a charity fundraiser.
- Melania Trump accused Kimmel of 'hateful and violent rhetoric' on X, while Donald Trump explicitly called for his immediate dismissal from Disney and ABC on Truth Social.
- Despite Trump's demands, ABC aired Kimmel's programme as scheduled, leading Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr to indicate readiness to initiate an early review of broadcast licences for Disney-owned television stations.
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