Megyn Kelly criticises Trump over demand to fire Jimmy Kimmel
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Updated · The Daily Beast · May 1
Megyn Kelly criticises Trump over demand to fire Jimmy Kimmel
6 articles · Updated · The Daily Beast · May 1
On Thursday, Kelly said a US president should not urge a private company to sack an employee over speech, though she still called Kimmel's Melania Trump joke out of line.
Trump had again urged ABC to cancel Kimmel on Truth Social, after he and Melania linked the comedian's White House Correspondents' Dinner quip to a later shooting.
Kelly's reversal followed Trump's attacks on her and other conservative media figures, while Kimmel responded on air by mocking the president's ratings and accusing him of hypocrisy.
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