Jimmy Kimmel:
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel dared to repeat the “hateful” ill-timed joke he made about first lady Melania Trump looking like an “expectant widow” in a bombed roast he delivered days before the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
Jimmy Kimmel repeats ‘hateful’ joke about ‘expectant widow’ Melania Trump in attempt to defend himself after WHCD shooting (New York Post)
First lady Melania Trump called for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel over his hateful language on Monday.
Kimmel’s hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country. His monologue about my family isn’t comedy- his words are corrosive and deepens the political sickness within America.
People like Kimmel shouldn’t have the opportunity to enter our homes each evening to…
— First Lady Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) April 27, 2026
Melania Trump calls for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel over ‘hateful and violent rhetoric’ (Fox News)
Dems:
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said on Monday that he “doesn’t give a damn” about claims from the White House that Democratic rhetoric fueled the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump.
Jeffries shrugs off White House claim Democratic rhetoric fueled Trump attack: ‘I don’t give a damn’ (Washington Examiner)
An Ohio teacher has been fired after posting a video on TikTok in which she appeared to voice disappointment that President Trump was not killed in the Saturday shooting.
Ohio teacher fired after video appearing to lament Trump surviving WHCA Dinner shooting (Fox News)
In Sarasota County, the Democratic Party posted on Facebook that it “sucked” that President Trump wasn’t assassinated, adding to the status that it was “feeling disappointed.”
Sarasota Democrats Deleted This Disgusting Post About the Latest Trump Assassination Attempt (Townhall)
Just 18 hours after the assassination attempt on President Trump and high-ranking officials in his administration, Democrat candidate for the California governorship Katie Porter sent out an expletive laced email aimed at Trump.
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) was mocked over a video where she referred to World War II as “World War Eleven.”
Rep. Ilhan Omar mocked over brutal ‘World War 11’ gaffe in resurfaced video (New York Post)
Southern Poverty Law Center:
One of the SPLC’s so-called informants was an Imperial Wizard of the United Klans of America, a Ku Klux Klan organization, who remained a committed racist until his death in 2023 aged 50.
KKK informants to the SPLC de-hooded: One-legged Imperial Wizard ‘true believer’ and cleaning lady, who show no signs of reform (New York Post)
Iran:
Iran is rapidly running out of space to store its oil as President Trump continues his naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz — which could lead to “irreversible” damage to the regime’s biggest industry and lifeblood of its economy.
Iran on brink of ‘irreversible’ damage to oil fields as storage runs out during blockade (New York Post)
Redistricting Battle:
Democrats faced tough questioning before the Virginia Supreme Court on Monday during oral arguments on a redistricting referendum that narrowly passed last week, though most of the justices were oddly quiet.
Virginia’s top court pounds Dems over redistricting move called ‘blatant power grab’ (New York Post)
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis revealed the new redistricted congressional map for the state, which shows the GOP gaining an extra four seats.
Tampa Bay could have no Dem US representative with redrawn map (The Tampa Bay Times)
Hammons Field:
City leaders announced that the longtime home of the Springfield Cardinals, Hammons Field, would be rebranded to Route 66 Stadium. Nick goes over how much Hammons paid for the field.
Ballpark rebrand marks 2nd Hammons name removal from a sports venue (KOLR 10)
