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Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> offered some backhanded praise for President Donald Trump<\/a> and first lady Melania Trump<\/a> on Wednesday, days after they urged ABC to fire him.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cOur first couple, Donald and Melania, who lately have seemed closer than ever \u2015 and I like to think I played a part in that,\u201d the late-night host joked, then showed a clip of the couple at a White House event briefly holding hands before it turned into something a little more awkward. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cThe hands say so much,\u201d Kimmel said of the footage: <\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cYou know what? Considering the week I\u2019ve had with the first couple, I\u2019m just gonna say that is a completely normal way to interact for two people who are very much in love,\u201d Kimmel deadpanned, then added: \u201cMaybe that\u2019s why his hands are all bruised \u2015 from Melania swatting them away.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Both Trumps called for Kimmel to be sacked for saying the first lady was glowing \u201clike an expectant widow\u201d in a monologue days before<\/a> a gunman tried to get into<\/a> a dinner they were attending. Kimmel defended the quip as \u201ca very light roast joke\u201d about their age difference: the president is 79, while his wife just turned 56. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n The FCC has since ordered a review<\/a> of the broadcasting licenses for Disney\u2019s eight owned-and-operated ABC stations, a move critics<\/a> said runs afoul of the First Amendment. Even some of Trump\u2019s allies<\/a> said that was a step too far.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n See more in Kimmel\u2019s Wednesday night monologue: <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n