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- Trump Adviser Dan Scavino Tries and Fails to Start ‘USA! USA!’ Chant Right A...
Screenshot via X. President Donald Trump’s longtime adviser and former golf caddy, Dan Scavino, raised eyebrows when he attempted to start a “USA! USA!” chant in the aftermath of shots being fired at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday evening, being shushed by other attendees. 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. 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. Shortly after the shots rang out, video clips posted by several attendees showed someone calling out “God Bless America!” and then Scavino climbing onto a chair, pumping his fist, and shouting “USA! USA! USA!” One other person near Scavino halfheartedly attempts to join in but quits almost immediately as other attendees shush the chant. Secret Service and other armed law enforcement officers could be seen in the video clips securing the room; it’s possible the lack of enthusiasm for the chant was because people did not wish to interfere with their work. Puck News politics reporter Peter Hamby posted on X that Scavino had “tried to start” the chant but “absolutely no one wanted to hear it,” “[e]ven Trump folks” — bashing Scavino’s antics as “[t]errible.” One note from the front of the ballroom tonight: Dan Scavino tried to start at USA! USA! chant after the threat — and absolutely no one wanted to hear it. Even Trump folks. Terrible. — Peter Hamby (@PeterHamby) April 26, 2026 Several other video clips and reactions are below. I got some video of Dan’s chant pic.twitter.com/HqdR0bXKZG — Matthew Belloni (@MattBelloni) April 26, 2026 As @Scavino47 was evacuated he turned to the crowd chanting “USA!” A powerful moment as police and Secret Service scanned the crowd with guns raised inside the ballroom. pic.twitter.com/6rtm8vFC6H — Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) April 26, 2026 Clip of USA chants in the ballroom after the shooting at the WHCA dinner: pic.twitter.com/FFmLEtiaQU — Jared Poland (@Jared_Poland) April 26,… [TheTopNews] Read More.5 hours ago - CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Asks Trump If His Team Was ‘Aware of Any Threats’ Be...
CNN anchor and chief White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins asked President Donald Trump if he or his team were “aware of any threats” before the shooting that took place during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday evening. 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 Cabinet members were safely evacuated as well. The gunman, identified by multiple outlets as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of California, was apprehended and is in custody. Trump held a press conference in the White House briefing room almost 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. When the president called on Collins, she thanked him for the updated report about the shooter and then asked, “Were you aware of any threats, or is your team aware of any threats beforehand — and do you believe you were the target of this tonight?” “I guess, I mean, these people are — they’re crazy,” Trump replied. “They’re crazy. And you know, you never know. It was very far away from me. He had to go through a lot. We had — we had resources all over. We had resources sitting at tables, literally, in disguise, sitting — maybe at your table, who knows. But we had we had people all over the room. So he had a long way to go. That was really a first line of defense. And they got him. And they really, you know, they acted incredibly. No, we have we’ve had no — there was no notification. We had no idea.” Collins asked a follow-up question, if there were any known “political motivations” for the suspect. “Well, you never know,” said Trump. “Now we’ll be able to tell you that, maybe by tomorrow or the next day. You know, he’s in custody and they’re asking him a lot of questions. I guess they’re going overtime and they’re they’re already at his apartment. He lives in California. And they’ll be there over there. So they’ll be able to tell you.” Watch the clip above via CNN.The post CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Asks Trump If His Team Was ‘Aware of Any Threats’ Before WHCA Dinner Shooting… [TheTopNews] Read More.6 hours ago - Devastated Erika Kirk Ushered Out of WHCA Dinner After Shooting
(Screenshot via @SaraSidnerTV on Instagram) A visibly rattled Erika Kirk was seen weeping as she was being ushered out of the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday after a shooter fired multiple shots, sending the annual event into chaos and forcing the Secret Service to rush President Donald Trump off the stage. CNN reporter Sara Sidner posted a clip to her Instagram account of Kirk sobbing as she was being escorted out by two men in the aftermath of the shooting. “I just want to go,” a choked-up Kirk could be heard saying. You can view the post on Instagram by clicking here, as well as the X post below: Grieving widow Erika Kirk was seen crying, “I just want to go home,” after the shooting took place at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. pic.twitter.com/vNr4HejOXH — Commentary: Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) April 26, 2026 Her devastation is understandable, obviously, not only because it was a traumatic experience, but also because it came seven months after her husband Charlie Kirk was murdered at a Turning Point USA event in Utah. Erika Kirk has stepped in to run the conservative organization in place of her husband since then, and she was seen smiling while posing alongside Fox News anchor Lawrence Jones before the event on Saturday evening. Shining bright tonight! So wonderful to have the incredible @MrsErikaKirk and @LawrenceBJones3 this evening Fox News VIP cocktail party WHCD pic.twitter.com/hKtneHZfc2 — Fox News (@FoxNews) April 25, 2026 The good vibes were wrecked by the shooting hours later. Veteran Fox News anchor Bret Baier reported he spotted Kirk hiding under her table like many other attendees right after multiple shots were fired. Kirk was later “crying in the back hall, as you can imagine, after the assassination of her husband,” Baier reported. The Associated Press reported the suspected shooter was 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen from Torrance, California. President Trump posted two pictures of Allen — whom he branded a “thug” and a “very sick person” — on Saturday night. He also shared security footage of law enforcement officers responding to the shooter as he raced through the lobby of the Hilton hotel. During a press conference, Trump applauded the Secret Service and law enforcement for doing a “great job” apprehending Allen. He said one officer was shot from close distance, but was saved because… [TheTopNews] Read More.6 hours ago - White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting Suspect ID’d as California Teach...
(LinkedIn/Truth Social) The man suspected of firing several shots at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night has been identified as a California man. Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, was identified by several outlets as the man suspected of opening fire outside the ballroom at the Washington Hilton Hotel, where the annual dinner was taking place. The shooting created a chaotic scene inside the ballroom, with the Secret Service whisking President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump away, as journalists and politicians alike hit the floor. Photos and a video of the suspect were later shared on the social media account of President Donald Trump, who called shooter a “sick person,” and a “thug.” U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro told the Associated Press that Allen has been charged with two charges related to using a firearm and assaulting an officer with a dangerous weapon, but other indictments may soon follow. On his LinkedIn page, Allen describes himself as a “Mechanical engineer and computer scientist by degree, independent game developer by experience, teacher by birth.”The post White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting Suspect ID’d as California Teacher Cole Tomas Allen first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.6 hours ago - Fox’s Doocy Straight-Up Asks Trump, ‘Why Does This Keep Happening to You?’...Fox News’s senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy directly asked President Donald Trump, “Why do you think this keeps happening to you?” after a gunman opened fire on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night. As Trump held the presser in the White House briefing room nearly two hours after the chaotic scene played out in the Washington Hilton Hotel ballroom, Doocy asked about a New York Post report that the suspect, identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, assembled a rifle somewhere on the Hilton premises. He then flat-out asked the president, “Why do you think this keeps happening to you?” Trump has been the target of multiple assassination attempts, including a gunshot that struck his ear during a 2024 campaign rally in Butler, PA. Trump answered: “Well, you know, I’ve studied assassinations and I must tell you the most impactful people, the people that do the most, you take a look at the people — Abraham Lincoln — I mean, you go through the people that have gone through this where they got ’em, but the people that do the most and the people that make the biggest impact are the ones that they go after. They don’t go after the ones that don’t do much because they like it that way.” Read the full exchange below: PETER DOOCY: President Trump, there’s a report from The New York Post that this assailant assembled his weapon somewhere on-site at the hotel. What do you think about that, and I ask, respectfully, why do you think this keeps happening to you? PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Well, you know, I’ve studied assassinations and I must tell you the most impactful people, the people that do the most, you take a look at the people — Abraham Lincoln — I mean, you go through the people that have gone through this where they got ’em, but the people that do the most and the people that make the biggest impact are the ones that they go after. They don’t go after the ones that don’t do much because they like it that way. And when you look at the people whether it was an attempt for a successful attempt they were very impactful people. Just take a look at the names here. The big names, and I hate to say I’m honored by that, but I’ve done a lot. We’ve done… [TheTopNews] Read More.6 hours ago
- WHCA Chair Weijia Jiang Gets First Question in Trump’s Post-Shooting Presser: ...CBS News Senior White House Correspondent and White House Correspondents’ Association President Weijia Jiang asked the first question at President Donald Trump’s press conference in the aftermath of shots being fired at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. 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 Cabinet members were safely evacuated as well. The gunman, identified by multiple outlets as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of California, was apprehended and is in custody. I came to the WH with President Trump, who is preparing for a press conference to brief reporters. We hope to have more answers soon. A few of us are waiting in the briefing room. Thank God he, the First Lady, and everyone who was attending the WHCD was safe. — Weijia Jiang (@weijia) April 26, 2026 Trump began by thanking Jiang as WHCA president, saying she had done a “fantastic job” with the event, which had been a “beautiful evening” until it was interrupted. “And we’re going to reschedule,” said Trump. “And after that, it’s very tough for her to ask a killer question, right? But you have done a fantastic job.” “Mr. President, I appreciate it,” said Jiang. “As you mentioned, it all happened so quickly and I wonder — especially because unfortunately, you have experience with these sorts of threats — in that moment, when you realize there was a threat, and [Secret] Service agents were telling us to get down. Can you describe what was going through your mind, how you were feeling in that moment?” Replied Trump: It’s a very good question. Actually, it was — it’s always shocking when something like this happens — it happened to me, a little bit — and that never changes. The fact we’re sitting right next to each other — the first lady, am I right? And I heard a noise and sort of thought it was a tray. I thought it was a tray going down. I’ve heard that many times, and it was a pretty loud noise, and it was from quite far away. He hadn’t reached the area at all. They really got him, but so it was quite far away. But it was a gun. And some people really understood that pretty quickly.… [TheTopNews] Read More.6 hours ago
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