Kimmel's "Widow" Double Standard, Left Celebrates Political Violence, and Newsom's Hypocrisy, with Stu Burguiere | Ep. 1305

April 28, 2026

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Megyn Kelly and guest Stu Burguiere open the episode by dissecting Jimmy Kimmel's recent monologue joke about Melania Trump having "a glow like an expectant widow," made before but defended after the latest Trump assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Kelly calls it a tasteless implication that Melania wants Trump dead, especially amid three prior attempts on his life, and notes Melania and Trump called for Kimmel's firing from ABC. Kimmel responded by claiming it was a light roast about their age gap, blamed Trump for violent rhetoric, and rejected any assassination intent. Defenders like George Clooney equated it to Caroline Leavitt's idiomatic "shots fired" prediction for Trump's speech; Jake Tapper separated jokes from violence calls; Gayle King insisted Kimmel wouldn't wish harm. Kelly contrasts this with Johnny Carson's somber, unifying tone post-Reagan attempt in 1981.

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1 (01:00) **Jimmy Kimmel's "Expectant Widow" Joke** - Megyn criticizes Kimmel's tasteless remark implying Melania Trump glows like she'd enjoy Trump's death
2 (02:52) **Prior Trump Assassination Attempts Context** - Recaps three prior attempts, rejecting Kimmel's timing defense
3 (04:47) **Kimmel's Monday Response and Deflection** - Kimmel claims joke was about age gap, blames Trump for rhetoric
4 (06:38) **George Clooney Defends Kimmel** - Clooney equates Kimmel's joke to Caroline Levitt's "shots fired" idiom at press dinner
5 (11:46) **Media Defenses of Kimmel** - Jake Tapper, Gayle King downplay as mere joke, not violence call
6 (18:13) **Johnny Carson's Reagan Response Contrast** - Plays 1981 Oscars clip showing decorum after Reagan attempt
7 (26:11) **Stu Burguiere Joins on ABC Double Standards** - Discusses Chris Harrison's firing for defending antebellum party attendee

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Show Notes

Megyn Kelly begins the show by discussing how Jimmy Kimmel blamed Trump instead of apologizing on his show after joking about Melania happily becoming a widow, his pathetic desperation and irrelevance, George Clooney and Jake Tapper defending Jimmy Kimmel’s disgusting “joke” about Donald Trump dying, whether ABC should keep him on the air, the problem with corporate media journalists getting cozy with those they have to cover, and more. Then Stu Burguiere, host of "Predictable" and "Stu and Dave Do America," joins to discuss why ABC ignores their own rules with Jimmy Kimmel after they unfairly forced out host Chris Harrison, the absurd pile-on that happened at the network with Harrison, Hasan Piker praising "social murder" of the healthcare CEO, the left not only justifying political violence but celebrating it, the shocking number of young and educated leftists who think violence is ok, liberals trying to “both sides” political violence despite the actual facts and evidence, the shocking number of young and educated leftists who think violence is ok, Jennifer Newsom saying Trump calling Norah O’Donnell a “disgrace” is somehow misogynistic, her hypocrisy and actual misogyny, and more.

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