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- Lindsey Graham Says He’s Proposing Bill to Spend $400 Million on Trump’s Bal...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) responded to the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner by not only joining President Donald Trump’s calls to move forward with building a White House ballroom, but by proposing legislation to spend hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer money on it. The annual confab of politicos and journalists erupted in chaos Saturday evening when a gunman fired several shots. Secret Service whisked the president and First Lady Melania Trump out of the room, and all of Trump’s Cabinet members were safely evacuated as well. The suspect, identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of California, was apprehended and is in custody. During a first appearance in federal court on Monday, he was informed he is facing three charges: an attempt to carry out a political assassination, transporting a firearm across state lines, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence. He is facing a maximum sentence of life in prison. Trump held a press conference in the White House briefing room nearly two hours after the shooting occurred, and took questions from the gathered reporters who had been in attendance at the dinner, still in their gowns and tuxes. The president has also repeatedly made reference to his ballroom project in the aftermath of the shooting, despite the fact that the WHCD is a private event organized by a private organization, the White House Correspondents’ Association, and would be under neither obligation nor expectation to hold the event on any government property. (And, for the record, while it has long been traditional to invite the president and numerous other government officials, none of them are under any enforceable requirement to attend.) Graham added his voice to those using the WHCD shooting to push for a ballroom, in remarks he made during a press conference on Monday. Graham said that Trump had told him, “We need the ballroom, not just for me, but for future presidents,” adding that it would have been better if Trump could have just walked out of his bedroom, through the White House, and directly into a ballroom for last night’s event. “That’s what needs to happen,” the senator continued, to keep safe events where you have “one thousand, two thousand people gathered in today’s environment.” “The sooner we get the ballroom built, the more hardened it is, the better it is for the country,” said Graham, pushing back on critics who… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Katie Miller Blames WHCD Shooting on Gavin Newsom, Who Slams Her ‘Absurd State...Former Trump administration official Katie Miller blamed the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting on California Governor Gavin Newsom (D), who took to social media to slam her “absurd statement” and “finger-pointing.” In an interview with Fox News’s Laura Ingraham on Monday night, Miller detailed her experience at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner as she said her husband, White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller, protected her and their unborn child, shooting down false reports he used her as a “human shield.” Amid her praise for her husband, Miller seized the opportunity to slam Newsom, making the correlation between the shooter and California native Cole Tomas Allen and the California governor: First and foremost, my husband did a phenomenal job. Anyone who wants to say otherwise doesn’t know what they’re talking about. So, what happened is, the reporter next to me pulled me to the floor. I look at my husband, who’s still just sitting in his seat, eating his salad. And another person says to Stephen, I think you should be on the floor. Stephen looks around, sees everyone else is down so he, too, gets on the floor. Then at that point he puts his body over mine. I’m looking at the president, who still looks calm, cool and collected because as we know he has battle tested not once, not twice, but now three times in the face of an assassin’s bullet. It is crazy as we just saw your intro about the political violence and political rhetoric in this country. It’s no mistake this man hails from the state of California and that of Gavin Newsom who is one of the worst offenders of this violent political rhetoric that we see that sparks this man’s imagination. Newsom slammed Miller’s claim in a post to X on Monday night, condemning her “absurd statement” and asserting, “Political violence is NEVER acceptable. PERIOD. What Cole Allen did was reprehensible and we’re grateful the President was uninjured.” He went on to criticize “people like” Miller for amplifying President Donald Trump‘s “dangerous rhetoric.” “This finger pointing from people like Katie who haven’t just tolerated, but amplified, Trump’s dangerous rhetoric is offensive,” he wrote. “The President has openly celebrated the deaths of his political opponents, called Democrats and immigrants ‘vermin,’ ‘demonic’ and ‘evil’ ‘animals’ who are ‘poisoning the blood of our country.’ He regularly uses violent language, threatens to arrest and… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- Man Who Casually Ate Salad Amid WHCD Shooting Chaos Explains Why He Didn’t Tak...Michael Glantz, the man who went viral for casually eating his salad amid the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting, revealed that he did not duck for cover as he has a “bad back” and is a “hygiene freak.” Glantz, a “super-agent” with the Creative Artists Agency, has been trending as “#saladman” on social media. Commenters appear wowed by the contrast of those seeking cover under the tables around Glantz while he looks unfazed, eating, in the clip, which was filmed amid the third assassination attempt on President Donald Trump Saturday night. In an interview with The New York Times, Glantz explained that he “wasn’t scared” and “wanted to watch” the scene unfold. “I’m a New Yorker,” he said. “We live with sirens and activity happening all the time. I wasn’t scared. There are hundreds of Secret Service agents hurtling themselves over tables and chairs, and I wanted to watch.” He also told WHCInsider Editor Tammy Haddad that he “didn’t want to miss the show” while everybody was “down on the floor.” “Two other reasons I wouldn’t do it: One, I have a bad back,” he told Haddad. “I couldn’t get down on the floor. Two, I’m a hygiene freak. There’s no way I’m putting my tux on that dirty floor. So, it wasn’t going to happen. I was watching the show. Didn’t want to miss anything. Glantz shared with TMZ that he is happy people can find levity from the clip, though he finds it “silly” how viral it has gotten, after this “horrific moment” unfolded. The clip has amused News Correspondents, too, on both sides of the political aisle. On Monday, Fox News contributor Raymond Arroyo said he “loves” that Glantz was “quietly eating his burrata salad.” Meanwhile, clearly amused, CNN’s Kasie Hunt shared the footage, revealing that she was among those “down on the floor” and “not calmly eating burrata salad,” but “I guess, hats off to Michael.” Watch above via CNN.The post Man Who Casually Ate Salad Amid WHCD Shooting Chaos Explains Why He Didn’t Take Cover first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
- Man Who Shot Reagan at Hotel That Hosted WHCD Says Venue Is ‘Just Not a Secure...
John Hinckley Jr./X John Hinckley Jr., who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981 outside the Washington Hilton, said the hotel is “just not a secure” venue. On Saturday, a gunman was arrested near the main security screening area at the hotel, where President Donald Trump, other U.S. officials, and members of the press had gathered for the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner. After shots rang out, Trump was whisked away by Secret Service. A law enforcement officer was struck in their bulletproof vest. No one was killed. The suspect, Cole Tomas Allen, made his first court appearance on Monday and did not enter a plea. The venue has been criticized for its seemingly less-than-rigorous security. In an interview with TMZ, Hinckley said he thought it was “spooky” that the incident “took place at the same hotel as mine did.” Hinckley told TMZ the Washington Hilton should stop hosting such high-profile events “because bad things keep happening” and “it’s just not a secure place to hold big events.” Reagan’s would-be assassin went on to say that on March 30, 1981, security at the hotel was “lax,” as evidenced by the fact that he managed to plant himself among a group of reporters who had gathered outside to wait for Reagan to leave the hotel, where the president had just given a speech. Using a revolver, Hinckley shot Reagan, a police officer, a Secret Service agent, and then-White House Press Secretary James Brady, who was left disabled and died in 2014. His death was ruled a homicide resulting from the injuries he sustained in the shooting. Hinckley was tried and found not guilty by reason of insanity. He said he was motivated by a desire to impress actress Jodie Foster, whom Hinckley had become obsessed with after seeing the 1976 film Taxi Driver. In 2016, Hinckley was released after spending more than three decades in psychiatric care. He was given unconditional release in 2022. After a would-be assassin shot Trump in the ear at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania in 2024, Hinckley tweeted, “Violence is not the way to go. Give peace a chance.”The post Man Who Shot Reagan at Hotel That Hosted WHCD Says Venue Is ‘Just Not a Secure Place’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago - Lara Trump Slams Kimmel’s Melania ‘Widow’ Joke: ‘Comedy Isn’t Funny’Lara Trump, President Donald Trump‘s daughter-in-law, slammed comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s “widow” joke about First Lady Melania Trump and declared, “Comedy isn’t funny.” Kimmel has come under fire for his Thursday night parody of the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner speech in which he joked, “Our First Lady Melania is here. Look at her, so beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow.” Two days later, during Saturday’s actual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, the president was the target of a third assassination attempt. Now, Melania Trump and Donald Trump are calling on ABC to take action and oust Kimmel. In an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham on Monday evening, Lara Trump, who is also a Fox News host, echoed their sentiments. “I mean, I just think that Jimmy Kimmel has really fallen off the deep end,” she said. “None of this is funny. Comedy isn’t funny anymore. Shows aren’t entertaining, movies aren’t entertaining anymore. Whenever you have to say things like that to engage your audience, you basically might as well exit stage left. I don’t think the American people want to see this sort of thing. Even the ones who didn’t vote for Donald Trump. So I agree with Melania and the President. I think Jimmy Kimmel needs to leave ABC.” Lara Trump also revealed that she and Eric Trump have now had three conversations with their children “to tell them someone tried to hurt or actually kill their grandfather.” She continued: I wonder at what point I’m going to tell them the worst happened. You know, it used to be that politics was a dirty business. It is now a dangerous business. Especially, it seems, if you are a Republican, especially if your name is Donald Trump. But we didn’t get here in a vacuum. You just laid out the case right there for so much of it. For nearly ten years now, people on the other side of the political aisle from Donald Trump have pulled out all the stops to undercut him, to discredit him, to end his political career. They have stooped to lows that I don’t think any of us were expecting. To your point, how many times has this man been called a fascist and a Nazi? How about the Charlottesville hoax? You brought up the Russian collusion hoax. Madonna wanted to blow up the White House. Maxine Watters telling… [TheTopNews] Read More.4 hours ago
- ‘No One Gives a Sh*t’: House Democrat Unmoved by Trump’s Post-Shooting Bal...
MeidasTouch/Pablo Manríquez Rep. Rob Menendez (D-NJ) remained unconvinced by President Donald Trump’s insistence that a White House ballroom is needed to create a safe presidential entertainment venue. On Saturday, a gunman opened fire near the outer security screening at the Washington, D.C. Hilton, where Trump, other U.S. officials, and members of the press were gathered for the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Trump and Vice President JD Vance were quickly whisked away by Secret Service. One law enforcement officer was struck in their bulletproof vest. No one was killed. The suspect, Cole Tomas Allen, made his first court appearance on Monday and did not enter a plea. In response, Trump said the shooting underscores the need for the massive ballroom he is building where the White House’s East Wing once stood before he ordered it demolished last year. “What happened last night is exactly the reason that our great Military, Secret Service, Law Enforcement and, for different reasons, every President for the last 150 years, have been DEMANDING that a large, safe, and secure Ballroom be built ON THE GROUNDS OF THE WHITE HOUSE,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Republicans have echoed this sentiment, even though the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is not hosted by the White House, but an organization of journalists covering the president. On Monday, Pablo Manríquez of MeidasTouch caught up with Menendez outside the Capitol. The reporter noted that Trump said the ballroom is privately funded, but now some Republicans want taxpayers to foot at least part of the bill. Rep. Menendez responds to news that Republicans want to use taxpayer money for the White House ballroom. Menendez: There’s an affordability crisis out there. Nobody gives a shit about the ballroom except for the president. pic.twitter.com/ZtaO9gxEzH — Acyn (@Acyn) April 27, 2026 “They’re so misaligned with what the American people need and what they want,” Menendez said. “There’s an affordability crisis out there. No one gives a sh*t about the president’s ballroom except the president, right? That’s the reality. But Republicans will do whatever they can to appease the president. They will not stop. So, it’s another $75 billion for ICE. It is green-lighting this war with Iran that’s driving up the cost of living for everybody. Price of gas is up $1.20. Now it’s a ballroom, right? It will never end. And that’s why Democrats are going to retake the majority in November… [TheTopNews] Read More.5 hours ago
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