… Following the shooting, Melania Trump and other US officials demanded that comedian and TV chat show host Jimmy Kimmel be sacked by ABC after he joked on-air, in a parody sketch days before the shooting, that the first lady had a “glow like an expectant widow”. …
… Before heading to Virginia, and a taste of the countryside, on Thursday morning, the King and Queen had said their official farewells at the White House to US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump. …
… No image tells the story of the state visit better than the moment the monarch is seen transforming America’s First Lady from the stony-faced Melania Trump we are accustomed to seeing in public into a picture of radiance and warmth. …
… Trump had urged ABC – whose parent company is Disney – to pull Kimmel’s show after the comedian joked that Melania Trump had the glow of an “expectant widow”. …
Melania Trump has criticised late-night host Jimmy Kimmel over a joke in which he called her an “expectant widow” just days before a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner she attended with the president. …
… Oz Pearlman – a self-described “mentalist” performing mind tricks – told the BBC he was talking to Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt when the attack happened. …
… The four-day state visit will begin in Washington DC, with the King and Queen being greeted at the White House by Trump and the First Lady Melania Trump. …
… The four-day state visit will begin in Washington DC, with the King and Queen being greeted at the White House by President Trump and the First Lady, Melania Trump. …
… Donald Trump also seems to expect the trip to go ahead, telling Fox News: “King Charles is coming, and he’s a great guy.” Buckingham Palace said the King was “greatly relieved” to hear that the US president, Melania Trump and other guests at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner …
… The President and First Lady Melania Trump appeared to be part way through a conversation at the Washington Hilton when he was interrupted by a commotion at the White House table. …
Star Wars actor Mark Hamill posted an AI-generated image of President Trump in a grave on Bluesky with the caption "if only," which he later deleted and apologized for. The White House called Hamill "one sick individual" in response, claiming the rhetoric has inspired assassination attempts against the President.
Star Wars actor Mark Hamill posted an AI-generated image of President Trump in a grave on Bluesky with the caption "if only," which he later deleted and apologized for. The White House called Hamill "one sick individual" in response, claiming the rhetoric has inspired assassination attempts against the President.
King Charles III has arrived in Bermuda following a four-day state visit to the US, during which he and Queen Camilla concluded their trip with a community parade in Virginia before the King travelled to the island for his first visit as monarch.
An opinion piece praises King Charles's charm offensive during a state visit to the United States, highlighting a moment of perceived rapport between the monarch and First Lady Melania Trump as evidence of successful diplomacy and ice-breaking.
The US Federal Communications Commission has ordered an early review of Disney's television broadcast licences following President Donald Trump's call for ABC to fire late-night host Jimmy Kimmel over a joke about Melania Trump. The FCC said it had been investigating Disney's ABC stations for possible violations and directed the company to file licence-renewal applications for all its licensed TV stations within 30 days; the stations' licences were not previously scheduled for renewal until 2028.
Melania Trump called late-night host Jimmy Kimmel's pre-dinner joke describing her as an "expectant widow" hateful and violent, urging ABC to take action against his remarks. The joke aired days before a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, which President Trump characterized as a "call to violence" warranting Kimmel's immediate dismissal.
A mentalist performing at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington DC locked eyes with US President Donald Trump as they took cover during gunshots on Saturday night. The performer, Oz Pearlman, was performing mind tricks for Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and press secretary Karoline Leavitt when the shots were fired.
Donald Trump has said King Charles III will "be very safe" during his state visit to the US beginning Monday, after further security talks between the White House and Buckingham Palace following a gunman incident at a Trump event in Washington DC on Saturday. The King and Queen's programme will go ahead largely as planned, with the UK government hoping to ease diplomatic tensions.
King Charles and Queen Camilla will arrive in the United States on Monday for a four-day state visit aimed at renewing UK-US relations, according to the UK ambassador. The trip will proceed largely as planned with some security modifications following a shooting incident in Washington DC, and will include visits to the White House and the 9/11 Memorial.
A final decision on King Charles and Queen Camilla's state visit to the US was expected on Sunday after a shooting incident at a Washington DC White House Correspondents' Dinner raised security concerns. The UK government indicated the trip would begin as planned on Monday, possibly with minor adjustments to public-facing events.
US President Donald Trump was escorted away from the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton after suspected gunshots rang out, with Secret Service members directing attendees to stay down.