accused gunman Cole Allen<\/a> stormed into the Washington Hilton with the alleged intent to kill as many members of the Trump administration as possible.<\/p>\nKimmel swore that his performance was \u201ca pretend roast\u201d far removed from the purported assassination attempt.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was no big reaction to it until this morning, when I faced yet another Twitter vomit storm and calls to fire me from our first lady,\u201d Kimmel said.<\/p>\n
He insisted that the joke was \u201cabout [Melania\u2019s] age difference and the look of joy we see on her face\u201d whenever she and Trump are together.<\/p>\n
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