India, April 28 -- Comedian Jimmy Kimmel has come under fire for a joke directed at President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania. The remarks came during Kimmel's parodied version of the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

However, the comedian who's known for his shows on the ABC network is being slammed after Cole Tomas Allen attempted to carry out a shooting at the actual WHCD at the Washington Hilton.

Kimmel's joke was addressed to Melania Trump, the First Lady of the US. "Our First Lady Melania is here," he said. The clip then shifts to showing Melania sitting in the audience at some event.

"Look at Melania, so beautiful," he continues, before adding "Mrs Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow." Kimmel's comments have dra...