Podcaster Megyn Kelly dedicated a portion of her Tuesday show to ABC comedian Jimmy Kimmel, accusing him of mocking assassination attempts against President Donald Trump. But some of her audience disagreed, defending Kimmel's comment as “funny.”

Prior to the April 25 White House Correspondent's Dinner, during which a gunman seemingly attempted to breach security and target administration officials, Kimmel joked that First Lady Melania Trump had “a glow like an expectant widow.” On her April 28 show, Kelly claimed the joke was “about Trump being assassinated,” and echoed calls from the White House to fire Kimmel, asking, “What is he still doing on the air?”

The Megyn Kelly Wrap-Up Show follows Kelly's show each day and features podcaster Emily Jashinsky answering questions from listeners. While some callers agreed with Kelly's indictment of Kimmel, calling the joke "wrong" or "egregious," others countered her interpretation. 

• One caller said, “It pains me to say I did not get offended by the joke, and I thought it was kind of funny.” The caller added, “I want to say that it's egregious. I really do. But that particular joke, I mean, I'm sorry, maybe it's dark humor, but it's kind of funny.” 

• Another caller said that the joke was “in poor taste,” but added, “Do I think he should be fired?  No. I don't.”

• A third caller said, “I actually thought that joke was exactly what it was. It was a joke. Our president tells jokes all the time.” The caller continued, “I thought it was a really funny joke. He is old and she is with somebody that's more than half her age, less than half her age. I mean, that's a joke.” 

• A fourth caller said, “You could think Jimmy's funny, you could think he's not funny. I don't think ABC should cancel him over this.” The caller added, “I mean, the violence knows no side.  So we all need to do a better job and toning down this rhetoric.”