India, April 27 -- Melania Trump has expressed her outrage towards late-night host Jimmy Kimmel for a joke he made referring to her as an "expectant widow", just days prior to a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, which the First Lady attended alongside the President.

A a resurfaced clip of Kimmel's joke from Thursday incited backlash on social media following the shooting, with critics accusing the comedian of promoting political violence.

The statement from the first lady comes in the wake of ABC's temporary suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! last September, which was prompted by threats from Brendan Carr, the chairman of Trump's Federal Communications Commission. This incident was linked to a joke made by Kimme...