Kimmel’s Anti-Trump Rant Crosses Line; ABC Must Answer

Jimmy Kimmel’s tasteless “expectant widow” quip about First Lady Melania crossed a line that sensible Americans know should never be normalized on network television.

 

 Late-night hosts have a job to make people laugh, not to stoke division or ghoulish speculation about our leaders’ lives, and Kimmel’s crack was neither clever nor harmless.

The timing made the joke worse — it came days before a frightening shooting incident near the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, and the Trumps understandably demanded accountability from ABC. When a punchline lands alongside real threats or violence, networks shouldn’t shrug and pretend context doesn’t matter; viewers deserve better judgment from executives who sign the checks.

Rob Finnerty was right to call out Kimmel on Newsmax, bluntly asking why a man who traffics in anti-Trump bile still collects a prime-time platform on ABC. 

 

Conservatives aren’t asking to silence comedy — we’re asking for basic standards and fairness: if the left wants to weaponize late-night as a political megaphone, the rest of the country should at least know the networks won’t turn a blind eye when that weaponization risks real-world consequences.

This isn’t an isolated spat; Kimmel’s career is littered with repeated jabs at conservatives while corporate bosses look the other way, and the double standard is obvious to anyone paying attention. If the networks tolerate bullying when the target is a Republican president but howl when the shoe’s on the other foot, they reveal their own bias and contempt for millions of Americans who simply want fair treatment.

ABC and Disney executives must decide whether they stand for free speech or for partisan performance art that corrodes civic life — and the public should be allowed to judge them accordingly. If networks insist on turning late-night into a permanent political hit parade, conservative viewers will respond with their clicks, subscriptions, and dollars until advertisers and owners finally choose the side of common sense and respect for ordinary Americans.

 

Disney's New CEO Takes Bold Stand Amid Hollywood's Political Chaos

Disney’s new chief, Josh D’Amaro, 

 

has already made a bold, unmistakable move in the Jimmy Kimmel

 

firestorm that should reassure shareholders and patriotic Americans uneasy with Hollywood’s double standards. Confronted with a national uproar over a late-night joke, D’Amaro didn’t hide; instead Disney’s leadership signaled it would engage with regulators and defend the company’s standing while navigating a politically charged backlash.

The sequence could not be clearer: Jimmy Kimmel aired a parody routine on April 23 that mocked First Lady Melania Trump, an episode that was followed days later by an attempted attack at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and a furious public reaction from the president and first lady demanding Kimmel be fired. That perfect storm of sensational late-night provocation and real-world violence invited scrutiny, and conservatives have every right to demand accountability from networks that cloak political activism in the guise of comedy.

 

What really turned this from a cable dust-up into a corporate crisis was the federal government’s involvement: the Federal Communications Commission moved to open an early review of ABC’s broadcast licenses, putting real regulatory pressure on Disney to show it meets the legal obligations of a public broadcaster. When regulators start sniffing around licenses, boardrooms pay attention — and D’Amaro had to act not as a left-wing culture cop, but as a steward of a multibillion-dollar public company.

Disney’s official posture — blunt, businesslike and legally minded — was the kind of response this moment demanded. Company statements made clear Disney believes its stations comply with the law and is prepared to defend that position, while the new CEO quietly absorbs a test that would have humbled a less steady hand. That restraint, paired with a willingness to engage regulators, is the precise opposite of the spineless capitulation to outrage politics many in the media elite expect from Hollywood.

From a conservative perspective, this is a welcome advertisement for a new corporate ethos: hold entertainers to standards, defend shareholders, and don’t let partisan comics weaponize platform power without consequence. Americans don’t want their family-friendly brands turned into megaphones for personal political attacks, and when a CEO acts to protect the company’s integrity, that’s a move worth applauding.

If Josh D’Amaro follows through — putting principle and profitability over reflexive kowtowing to liberal talent — Disney could set a precedent that finally forces Hollywood to choose between politics and profits. Hardworking Americans watching this episode want leaders who defend free expression but also defend decency and corporate responsibility; so far, D’Amaro’s handling looks like the kind of decisive leadership this company desperately needs.

 

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Kash Patel: FBI Spent Nearly a Year Probing James Comey's Post

Kash Patel, the FBI director, said the bureau spent "nearly a year" investigating former FBI Director James Comey's Instagram post that ultimately led to his indictment, describing the probe as a methodical review handled by career agents and prosecutors, according to remarks reported by Mediaite.

Patel said the case centered on Comey's May 2025 post showing seashells arranged to read "86 47," which prosecutors have interpreted as a coded threat against President Donald Trump, the 47th president, and noted such sensitive threat investigations routinely require extended review before charges are brought.

"These cases take time," Patel said, adding that the investigation moved through standard channels and emphasizing that career FBI personnel — not political leadership — handled the fact-finding and case development.

Patel also said agents "call the balls and strikes in the field as they see fit," framing the work as evidence-driven and guided by established legal standards, as reported by Mediaite.

At an afternoon briefing, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the indictment reflects a straightforward application of federal law prohibiting threats against the president rather than a First Amendment dispute, according to reporting from Newsmax.

Blanche said prosecutors would still need to prove intent at trial, but argued the statute is clear that threats against the president are not protected speech and that a grand jury had already found sufficient evidence to proceed.

Comey, responding after the indictment, posted a video message saying "Well, they're back," a line widely interpreted as a reference to renewed legal action against him, according to The Hill, and said he is innocent of any wrongdoing.

 

Comey said he was stunned by the charge but expressed confidence in the court system, adding that he is "not afraid," and insisted the post was meant as political commentary rather than a threat, according to his remarks highlighted by The Hill.

He has also argued the Instagram post was removed after he realized it could be misinterpreted, and his legal team is expected to mount a First Amendment defense arguing the government is criminalizing ambiguous political speech rather than a true threat.

There is no apparent fixed penalty in the public record tied specifically to the case at this stage, which remains at the indictment phase with no conviction or sentencing determination entered.

The case marks a renewed legal escalation involving Comey and Trump-era Justice Department officials, setting up a high-profile fight over intent standards and the boundaries between protected speech and criminal threats.

"It's not a very difficult line to look at," Blanche said. "And it's not, in my mind, a difficult line for one to cross over one way or the other. You are not allowed to threaten the president of the United States of America. That's not my decision. That's Congress' decision in a statute that they passed that we charge multiple times a year."

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Update: Ruben Gallego Is Still Trying to Run Away From Eric Swalwell, and It's Still Not Working

We haven't heard much about former Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-14) over the last couple of weeks, presumably because the investigations are continuing into the disturbing allegations of sexual assault that were made against him earlier this month, claims which resulted in his exit from the California gubernatorial race and his resignation from Congress.

Someone else who we haven't heard much from beyond canned social media posts is Swalwell's (now-former?) bestie, Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), whose well-documented bromance was the stuff of legends in Capitol Hill Democrat political circles. At one point, they were roommates in D.C. and going on overseas junkets with their respective wives, including one to Qatar, where they (Swalwell and Gallego) infamously posed for cringe photos shirtless while riding camels.

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SEE ALSO: 'Just Asking Questions': All Eyes Turn to Swalwell's Bestie, Sen. Ruben Gallego, As Scrutiny Intensifies

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As RedState previously reported, when the story of the sexual harassment allegations first broke, Gallego's first instinct was to try to cast doubt. As the week went on, however, Gallego, who was also chairman of Swalwell's failed 2020 presidential campaign, began to change his tune, saying he believed the women who were accusing his best friend of rape. Later, he went full-on "deer in headlights" when asked if he'd ever spotted suspicious behavior. 

 

Gallego's stock responses have been to suggest that Swalwell was living a "double life" and that he had no idea of it beyond some "flirting" he had heard about but didn't believe, a rather convenient claim considering as recently as November of 2025, Swalwell was lovingly referring to Gallego as an extremely close pal, calling him his "best friend in the world," a statement Gallego embraced without objection.

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When last we checked, GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13) had referred allegations that were "sexual in nature" against Gallego himself (and which Luna said possibly had an element of human trafficking to them) to Sen. Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), who in turn said he'd forwarded them to the Senate Ethics Committee for investigation. 

Gallego has denied any wrongdoing, stating without evidence through a spokesman that the allegations were "right-wing conspiracy theories being parroted by a fringe far-right member of Congress." Interestingly, it was eerily similar to how Swalwell had initially characterized the allegations against himself.

In an update to this story, it turns out that Gallego is still trying to run away from Swalwell. And it looks like it's still not working, as he's now been caught not being upfront about how often he's hung out with or associated with Swalwell in recent years:

There was also the November 2025 event, as we noted earlier.

If Ruben Gallego has nothing to hide, why does he appear to be fudging the details on time spent with Swalwell over the last few years?

On top of all this, Luna is now saying four women have alleged sexual misconduct by Gallego. She even claimed there was a reporter, whom Luna's been told allegedly has text receipts of Gallego being "very sexually explicit and inappropriate," and she's hoping the reporter will come forward.

Like Luna, we are, of course, just asking questions, and await word and possible next steps, if any, from the Ethics Committee as they look into the claims. For what it's worth, Gallego met with them on the Friday after Luna referenced the referral of the matter to Thune in a CBS News interview.

As always, stay tuned.

For a comprehensive timeline of Gallego's and Swalwell's friendship over the years, click here.

 

Warmth of Collectivism Mamdani Declares ‘Historic’ Crisis After Blowing Deadline, Pushes State Bailout

New York City's self-described democratic socialist mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has made history, just not the kind worth bragging about. Barely months into office, he has blown past a statutory budget deadline for the first time since 2015, declared a fiscal crisis of "historic magnitude," and responded to a $5.4 billion budget gap the way any good socialist would: by asking someone else to pay for it.

Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin appeared together at City Hall on Tuesday to announce they would delay the executive budget, originally due May 1, until May 12 while lobbying Albany to bail out a city that, under their preferred ideology, was supposed to be thriving.

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The pair are pressing for more direct state aid and a reduction in the state's pass-through entity tax credit, a change they claim would generate nearly $1 billion in new revenue. In other words: tax the job creators a little more and hope no one notices.

Mamdani framed the moment with his signature flair for drama.

“New York City faces a budget crisis of a historic magnitude. We inherited a deficit larger than any since the Great Recession.”

Yes, he inherited it. That word, "inherited," is doing an enormous amount of heavy lifting here. It's the rhetorical equivalent of burning down a kitchen and then blaming the previous owner for installing a stove. Former Mayor Eric Adams left the city with $8 billion in reserves; Mamdani's team has since claimed those numbers masked deeper structural issues tied to recurring expenses. Conveniently, Mamdani and his allies have argued that the prior administration "poisoned" the budget by underestimating long-term costs.

Adams, for his part, offered a pointed two-word rebuttal to Mamdani's broader governing philosophy.

“Free is a lie.”

Truer words have rarely been spoken in New York City politics.

Mamdani insists the gap cannot be closed through cuts alone.

“We cannot close this deficit with savings alone. We need new revenue, and we need a structural reset in our relationship with the state.”

A "structural reset" means the city wants more money from Albany. The centerpiece of that ask is reducing the pass-through entity tax credit from 100 percent to 75 percent, a move Mamdani cheerfully framed as making "the wealthiest pay their fair share," and which city officials claim would generate nearly $1 billion in new revenue. Governor Kathy Hochul, a Democrat who has nonetheless managed to retain a passing familiarity with economic reality, was having none of it.

 

“It’s not happening. We’re not changing PTET [Pass-Through Entity Tax].”

She also pushed back on the idea that the state’s delayed budget should dictate the city’s timeline.

“We don’t have to be done in order for you to do yours. We’re on different timetables.”

Hochul noted that the state has already handed the city more than $4 billion in assistance, including $1.5 billion in direct aid, $1.2 billion in child care funding, and a proposed pied-à-terre tax on expensive second homes expected to generate another $500 million. She has also, by her own count, urged city leaders to find spending reductions in "January, February, March, and April.” The advice, apparently, has yet to land.

To be fair, Mamdani and Menin do point to a measurable imbalance. New York City contributes 55.6 percent of state revenue but receives 41.7 percent of state expenditures.

But the mayor has also made clear he has no intention of scaling back his sweeping progressive agenda, one that, by his own admission, would require billions in additional spending beyond the $12 billion needed to close the current gap. He said as much in January: "We will not allow the failures of the prior administration to dull the ambitions of our own.”

So to recap: New York City has a $5.4 billion hole, a mayor who won't cut spending, a governor who won't raise taxes, and a budget deadline quietly pushed to mid-May. The first act of the Mamdani administration's grand socialist experiment has produced exactly what critics predicted: not abundance, but a very expensive bill handed to everyone else.

As Adams put it: Free is a lie.

Editor’s Note: New York City is now facing the consequences of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s socialist takeover.

 

Here's What Caused a Liberal Influencer to Suffer a Total Meltdown on Piers Morgan's Show

Joanne (Jo) Carducci

 

You might have seen her on Twitter, but ‘JoJo from Jerz’ is a prominent liberal account that posts some of the craziest takes about Donald Trump and conservatives. No, she shouldn’t be jailed or anything, but she’s like MSNBC on steroids. Again, that’s her thing, her job. We have the same kind of people on our side—this is America. 

On Piers Morgan’s show, Jerz got into it with Human Events’ Jack Posobiec,

That’s when Jack whipped out the receipts: Jerz posted that the results of the 2024 election, where Donald Trump obliterated Kamala Harris, should be nullified. Jerz wondered why Posobiec would bring this up—Allen shared that post. He supported that plan and decided to take her words into action. It led to a meltdown: 

.@JackPosobiec calls out Jojo from Jerz over her claim that Biden would be justified in nullifying the 2024 election results pic.twitter.com/7VK1Qu2W6F

— Human Events (@HumanEvents) April 27, 2026

Cole Allen tried to assassinate President Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday. He confessed that the president and his officials were his targets and even outlined it in a lengthy manifesto. In the aftermath, there's a panicky messaging operation from Democrats to try to equate Trump's bashing of Democrats and the media as being on the same level as the Left's quasi-calls for civil war and for Trump to be taken out through maximum warfare. I believe that phrase--maximum warfare--is the latest soundbite. 

We're not the ones trying to assassinate the president or commit acts of political violence, like attempting to run over ICE agents; that's solely a left-wing pastime. 

Dem Rep: Actually, It's Donald Trump Who's Responsible for the Attempts on His Life

Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) remains at the top of the Democratic Party’s attack dog list, but the guy is more bark than bite. He doesn’t have the bandwidth to land the punches, and he looks like a perpetual deer in the headlights when he’s on television. It’s so miserable, one has to wonder if the C-list operatives at the DNC are feeding him these subpar talking points. 

President Trump was targeted again at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday by Cole Allen. He was armed and nearly entered the ballroom at the Washington Hilton, but he tripped before he could breach the venue. He was later apprehended by federal agents, and he admitted that he was targeting Trump officials. His manifesto was clear that the president was also a target, the primary one. And Goldman believes Trump is responsible for the attempts on his life or something.

Democrat Rep. Dan Goldman attempts to blame President Trump for the assassination attempt on his life:

GOLDMAN: "We know what Donald Trump's rhetoric leads to." pic.twitter.com/WCw6TSptQw

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 28, 2026

No, sir. You and your party are getting owned because saying this Democrat or that Democrat is scum is very different from saying Trump must be taken out, he's a threat to democracy, and it’s time for maximum warfare. One is ad hominem—you can argue whether that’s right—but the Democrats have for years peddled assassination-inspiring/civil war porn. 

Also, it’s not Trump supporters trying to kill the president. 

The Democrats have a base of extremists. They are engaging in political violence and can’t shift away from it. All these assassination attempts are carried out by their supporters, the ones yelling into their phones, all alone in their cars. 

 

FCC orders early review of ABC licenses amid WH-labeled 'Malicious Disinformation' allegations against Kimmel

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is reportedly moving to challenge the broadcast licenses of ABC-owned stations, following a series of controversial monologues by late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, which the White House has described as “malicious disinformation.”

The escalation comes in the wake of a reported third assassination attempt occurring during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner this past Sunday.

Beyond the specific content aired by Kimmel, the FCC is also said to be investigating ABC’s parent company, Disney, regarding what officials describe as a broader pattern of public interest violations.

According to incoming reports, the commission is preparing to call in all Disney-owned television licenses for an early renewal process to review these concerns. A Disney spokesperson has since confirmed that the company is aware of the situation and has received the official order from the FCC.

 

“ABC and its stations have a long record of operating in full compliance with FCC rules and serving their local communities with trusted news, emergency information, and public‑interest programming,” the spokesperson said.

“We are confident that record demonstrates our continued qualifications as licensees under the Communications Act and the First Amendment and are prepared to show that through the appropriate legal channels,” the spokesperson added.

Disney has maintained its silence regarding a Monday post on Truth Social from President Donald Trump, in which he called for Kimmel’s immediate termination. The demand followed a morbid, controversial remark by the host, who referred to First Lady Melania Trump as an “expectant widow.”

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Nonetheless, Disney appeared to signal its continued support for Kimmel by airing his program as scheduled on Monday night. This decision is particularly notable given that the show faced a suspension last fall during a previous period of intense government scrutiny.

Despite the president’s post, Kimmel responded by saying, “Trump is allowed to say whatever he wants to say, as are you and as am I, and as are all of us, because under the First Amendment we have as Americans the right to free speech.”

The intensifying friction between the White House and major broadcasters has centered on a fundamental debate over First Amendment protections, corporate accountability, and the government’s role in shielding the public from disinformation.

 

At the heart of this dispute is the administration’s reported stance that the use of public airwaves constitutes a privilege subject to oversight rather than an absolute right. While the ABC station licenses in question are not scheduled for standard renewal for several years, FCC Chair Brendan Carr indicated last month that the commission may intervene early.

Citing the Communications Act, Carr noted on X that the agency possesses the legal authority to call in licenses for premature review — a move that could trigger an exhaustive and expensive hearing process for Disney and require the company to commit substantial resources to its legal defense.

This latest regulatory challenge also follows a history of tension between the network and the executive branch. Specifically, these events come seven months after ABC briefly suspended Kimmel’s program in the wake of contentious remarks he made regarding the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah.

 

In that instance, Kimmel had questioned the political motivations of the accused, attempting to paint the shooter as a conservative or “MAGA Trumper,” drawing both widespread mockery, criticism and government scrutiny. This left-wing “theory” was also later contradicted by reports of the suspect’s text messages, which indicated political opposition to Kirk.

As the FCC moves forward with its current order, the situation exemplifies an escalation in the Trump administration’s efforts to ensure that networks operating on public frequencies adhere to what it deems necessary standards of public interest and factual integrity.

 

Patel turns tables on Walz in response to viral tweet on Minnesota fraud raids: 'Come again?'

Federal agents are currently raiding 22 businesses in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as part of a major federal fraud investigation. Brooke Taylor reports live that the raids are connected to a viral YouTube video from Nick Shirley, which exposed alleged childcare funding fraud in December. The Trump administration previously froze childcare funding and called for a full audit of certain daycare centers.

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz faced immediate backlash Tuesday after claiming credit for federal fraud raids in Minneapolis, prompting a sharp rebuke from FBI Director Kash Patel.

The clash underscores growing political tensions over a sweeping probe into fraud that critics say unfolded under Walz’s watch, as federal authorities now take the lead.

"Come again?" Patel posted on X in response to Walz, who claimed that Tuesday’s raids happened because Minnesota state agencies "caught irregular behavior and reported it."

"This FBI and DOJ with our DHS partners drafted and executed every search warrant today. But go ahead and take credit for our work while we smoke out the fraud plaguing Minnesota under your governorship."

Walz’s tweet, viewed over a million times in just a few hours, was widely panned by conservatives who pointed out that the massive fraud scandal unfolded under his watch and that the public pressure was ultimately what forced him to drop his re-election bid for governor.

TOP 5 WILDEST MOMENTS AS GOP LAWMAKERS CLASHED WITH WALZ, ELLISON IN HEATED FRAUD HEARING: 'UNBELIEVABLE'

"Arsonist masquerading as a firefighter," Townhall columnist Dustin Grage posted on X. 

"The main problem Tim Walz has now is that no one – Republican or Democrat – takes him seriously," Republican operative and Trump 2020 communications director Tim Murtaugh posted on X. "He’s proven that he’s that much of a boob."

"The same guy who spent a whole hearing dodging questions about $9 BILLION in fraud in Minnesota and talking about ICE instead is now praising fraud control," the Republican-led House Oversight Committee posted on X. "Tomorrow, we will pass legislation in the Committee to make sure it never happens again. Sit this one out, Tim."

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".@GovTimWalz is a stolen valor POS," Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., posted on X, referencing past criticisms of Walz’s military record that surfaced during the 2024 presidential campaign. "This is par for the course."

"Well, the American people know we can actually thank @nickshirleyy and @VP," Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., posted on X.

Others on social media pointed to an X post from the city of Minneapolis assuring citizens that it is not involved in the raids.

FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington on April 21, 2026. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

Federal authorities raided more than 20 locations, including childcare facilities, in Minneapolis on Tuesday as part of a sweeping fraud investigation into largely Somali-owned businesses, sources confirmed to Fox News.

"Today the FBI with federal, state and local law enforcement is involved in court-authorized law enforcement activity as part of an ongoing fraud investigation," a Department of Justice spokesperson said.

Authorities executed 22 federal search warrants in Minnesota on Tuesday morning as part of the operation, which is not immigration-related, sources said.