NEWS: Jimmy Kimmel is firing back—telling Melania to tell her husband to tone down his rhetoric.

We have some news right now. Jimmy Kimmel is firing back at the White House, and the White House is calling Kimmel now a, quote, shit human being. In Kimmel's late night monologue, Kimmel made clear that his joke about Melania Trump, which

has prompted calls from Melania and Donald Trump to get him fired, was simply just a joke. And he made clear that he agrees, quote, hateful, violent rhetoric is something we should reject. And he went on to say a great place to dial that back would be to talk to your husband, referring to the president of the United States of America.

And this morning, in response to Kimmel's, essentially making clear that he stands by his joke because it was a joke and you have a right to first amendment speech, right? The White House communications director, Stephen Chung, says Jimmy Kimmel is a

quote, shit human being for making a disgusting joke about assassinating the president, doubling down on that joke. ABC needs to fire him immediately and he should be quote shunned for the rest of his life. Folks, remember Donald Trump's rhetoric is not jokes and what he said after Robert Mueller's life. Folks, remember Donald Trump's rhetoric is not jokes and what he said after Robert Mueller's death, after Rob Reiner's death, those weren't jokes. Spread the word, follow for more.