After the shooting attempt, two stories collided: a late-night joke and real political violence. Jimmy Kimmel defended his remark about Melania Trump as satire, while she and Donald Trump, facing a serious threat, called for consequences.
Prosecutors described suspect Cole Allen as armed and driven by a hostile manifesto. Kimmel apologized to those affected but denied any link. The episode leaves a deeper question: where does satire end in a climate already on edge?
