Jimmy Kimmel controversy: Joe Rogan says joke about Melania Trump could be interpreted in different ways

Podcaster Joe Rogan has weighed in on the controversy surrounding late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, defending the comedian after criticism erupted over a joke aimed at First Lady Melania Trump.

Speaking on The Joe Rogan Experience, Rogan argued that Kimmel’s joke initially drew little attention and only became controversial in the wake of a violent incident.

“It came out on Thursday. No one cared Friday. No one cared on Saturday until Saturday night when the assassination attempt, and then all of a sudden, everyone’s blaming Kimmel,” Rogan said.

Rogan suggested that the timing of the backlash played a significant role in amplifying outrage.

“Could be [an old guy joke] or an assassination joke if you want to take it that way. But he is old,” Rogan said, referring to President Donald Trump.

He emphasized that the joke could be read in multiple ways, depending on the audience’s perspective.

“His monologue about my family isn’t comedy — his words are corrosive and deepens the political sickness within America,” she said.

“Jimmy Kimmel should be immediately fired by Disney and ABC,” Trump wrote, describing the joke as a “despicable call to violence.”

“You know how sometimes you wake up in the morning and the first lady puts out a statement demanding you be fired from your job? We’ve all been there, right?”