Trump cracks awkward marriage joke to Melania with King Charles watching after Jimmy Kimmel ‘widow’ uproar

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump cracks awkward marriage joke to Melania with King Charles watching after Jimmy Kimmel ‘widow’ uproarPresident and First Lady have called for ABC host Jimmy Kimmel to be sacked after he told a similar joke last ThursdayAndrew Feinberg in Washington, D.C. Tuesday 28 April 2026 17:15 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2966602","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-charles-melania-wife-joke-kimmel-b2966602.html","title":"Trump cracks marriage joke to Melania and King Charles after Kimmel’s ‘widow’ uproar"}}CloseTrump makes awkward joke about marriage to Melania during King Charles visitSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":...