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dlk

(13,305 posts)
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:00 PM 21 hrs ago

Gunshots at Correspondents Dinner

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Source: New York Times

Secret Service officers at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, where Trump was set to speak, rushed the president out.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/25/us/trump-whca-shooting?unlocked_article_code=1.d1A.NWQC.ERuoBKg060es&smid=nytcore-ios-share



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Gunshots at Correspondents Dinner (Original Post) dlk 21 hrs ago OP
Sounds like security was pretty incompetent, again. Ocelot II 21 hrs ago #1
Is there anything about this administration that isn't a complete joke? dlk 21 hrs ago #25
it's a set up gopiscrap 21 hrs ago #2
Nah, this is the end result of giving too many stupid people access to firearms. Initech 21 hrs ago #15
It certainly smells funny dlk 20 hrs ago #26
The WH CD is being televised... FarPoint 20 hrs ago #27
I will be watching Mira 20 hrs ago #45
... SheltieLover 19 hrs ago #51
Top,crack Presidential security lets him walk past with a shotgun? Bengus81 11 hrs ago #63
Another staged incident? BlueKota 21 hrs ago #3
Or have DOJ get warrants for arrests of Kimmel and Colbert? * Attilatheblond 21 hrs ago #17
It wouldn't be surprising dlk 20 hrs ago #28
Hmmm JPK 21 hrs ago #4
He probably thinks it was funny dlk 20 hrs ago #31
May be a setup. mn9driver 21 hrs ago #5
It was reported by the BBC and The Guardian dlk 20 hrs ago #32
reports are that a suspected gunmnan outside was killed moonshinegnomie 21 hrs ago #6
Guessing there are homeless people the Secret Service can find that nobody would miss. Attilatheblond 21 hrs ago #19
There are reports someone was arrested dlk 20 hrs ago #33
Zzzzzz...... SuzyandPuffpuff 21 hrs ago #7
He's worn out nearly everyone dlk 20 hrs ago #34
Nothing surprises me IzzaNuDay 21 hrs ago #8
Hard to say dlk 20 hrs ago #35
Another iPhone that look like a gun was drawn? multigraincracker 21 hrs ago #9
Reportedly, the program will resume. sop 21 hrs ago #10
I suppose he will raise his fist in the air and say We Won. Diamond_Dog 21 hrs ago #12
Of course he will. sop 21 hrs ago #14
"The show Must Go On..." dlk 20 hrs ago #38
CNN -- 9:23 PM AverageOldGuy 21 hrs ago #11
I wonder how they got Trump to move fast. Diamond_Dog 21 hrs ago #13
Tie a Big Mac to a string Tarc 21 hrs ago #21
Youn have won the internet for today. nt moniss 21 hrs ago #23
Tarc, you made me laugh out loud!! Diamond_Dog 21 hrs ago #24
I am glad I wasn't eating or drinking anything! BlueKota 20 hrs ago #46
... Aristus 19 hrs ago #56
Cover for a diaper change emergency? Attilatheblond 21 hrs ago #22
I can't imagine why they wouldn't send everyone home after a shooting dlk 20 hrs ago #39
MSNOW just reported the White House announced the event will be rescheduled. nt SunSeeker 20 hrs ago #48
Another "attempted assassination"? Right. nt TBF 21 hrs ago #16
Staged to allow Don-old to opt out? Aussie105 21 hrs ago #18
He would do anything to avoid being joked about dlk 20 hrs ago #41
Marksmanship isn't what it used to be. James48 21 hrs ago #20
I blame video games. Crowman2009 19 hrs ago #58
As of 8:36 pm CDT, Trump was leaving...yay! Dinner is still on. LeftInTX 20 hrs ago #29
Prove there were gunshots! BidenRocks 20 hrs ago #30
Just went to the live feed, The crowd is there and not rushing out. PurgedVoter 20 hrs ago #36
If there really was an active shooter, everyone would have left dlk 20 hrs ago #42
Here's a YouTube short from CSPAN of the event. SpankMe 20 hrs ago #37
Hilarious. That douchebag "mentalist" trying to impress Shitler & Malaria obviously did not sense that! SunSeeker 20 hrs ago #47
Spoiled toddler is once again the center of attention Randomthought 20 hrs ago #40
A malignant narcissist always needs be the center of attention dlk 20 hrs ago #43
Is Trump's ear okay? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 20 hrs ago #44
Are they sure it was a gunshot? Dump might have let out a colossal gasser. Talitha 20 hrs ago #49
- Lemon Lyman 20 hrs ago #50
Trump can't take a joke. hamsterjill 19 hrs ago #52
The mentalist was standing with DJ as the shots happened. Why didn't he predict it? littlemissmartypants 19 hrs ago #53
Yawn... ramapo 19 hrs ago #54
Probably a disgruntled MAGAt. LudwigPastorius 19 hrs ago #55
Pinned On Ground: Trump Releases Photo Of White House Press Dinner Shooter Historic NY 19 hrs ago #57
Way to throw more dirt on the Epstein Files! tonekat 18 hrs ago #59
Ten+ years of this fucker and his goddamned drama. When will it end? RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 17 hrs ago #60
Let me guess jmowreader 15 hrs ago #61
Here we go again. Lousing polling and Trump has never gone to that dinner Bengus81 11 hrs ago #62
AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING Omaha Steve 8 hrs ago #64

Ocelot II

(130,951 posts)
1. Sounds like security was pretty incompetent, again.
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:01 PM
21 hrs ago

dlk

(13,305 posts)
25. Is there anything about this administration that isn't a complete joke?
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:33 PM
21 hrs ago

And not the funny kind.

gopiscrap

(24,768 posts)
2. it's a set up
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:01 PM
21 hrs ago

tomorrow he'll be wearing a maxi pad on his other ear

Initech

(108,999 posts)
15. Nah, this is the end result of giving too many stupid people access to firearms.
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:17 PM
21 hrs ago

And giving them too many excuses to use them.

dlk

(13,305 posts)
26. It certainly smells funny
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:35 PM
20 hrs ago

I wouldn’t anything past this administration.

FarPoint

(14,910 posts)
27. The WH CD is being televised...
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:36 PM
20 hrs ago

so, he wants attention and the ratings to go up..... this is what he does.

Mira

(22,691 posts)
45. I will be watching
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 10:05 PM
20 hrs ago

to see this develop. I keep smelling a rat.......

SheltieLover

(81,363 posts)
51. ...
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 10:34 PM
19 hrs ago

Bengus81

(10,275 posts)
63. Top,crack Presidential security lets him walk past with a shotgun?
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 07:13 AM
11 hrs ago

Oh fucking please...................

BlueKota

(5,465 posts)
3. Another staged incident?
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:02 PM
21 hrs ago

This time he will blame the press!

Attilatheblond

(9,089 posts)
17. Or have DOJ get warrants for arrests of Kimmel and Colbert? *
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:24 PM
21 hrs ago

* with my tongue only slightly in cheek

dlk

(13,305 posts)
28. It wouldn't be surprising
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:37 PM
20 hrs ago

Trump craves attention, however he can get it.

JPK

(984 posts)
4. Hmmm
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:02 PM
21 hrs ago

TACO once again? Staged situation?

dlk

(13,305 posts)
31. He probably thinks it was funny
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:38 PM
20 hrs ago

Desperate for attention.

mn9driver

(4,852 posts)
5. May be a setup.
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:06 PM
21 hrs ago

I’ll believe it when I see it substantiated by a reputable news source. That doesn’t include most of the US media.

dlk

(13,305 posts)
32. It was reported by the BBC and The Guardian
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:41 PM
20 hrs ago

Something happened, staged or not.

moonshinegnomie

(4,035 posts)
6. reports are that a suspected gunmnan outside was killed
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:06 PM
21 hrs ago

not that i belive it......

Attilatheblond

(9,089 posts)
19. Guessing there are homeless people the Secret Service can find that nobody would miss.
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:25 PM
21 hrs ago

dlk

(13,305 posts)
33. There are reports someone was arrested
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:42 PM
20 hrs ago

We’ll know more later

SuzyandPuffpuff

(607 posts)
7. Zzzzzz......
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:08 PM
21 hrs ago

Snooooze...so predictable. I saw it coming like a bad plot in 70's made for TV movie...so done with this ass fuck

dlk

(13,305 posts)
34. He's worn out nearly everyone
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:44 PM
20 hrs ago

He can’t be out of the WH and the news soon enough.

IzzaNuDay

(1,310 posts)
8. Nothing surprises me
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:08 PM
21 hrs ago

The Washington Hilton is the same place where Reagan was shot when leaving the facility. Security sucked then, one would think the Secret Service would learn…

dlk

(13,305 posts)
35. Hard to say
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:46 PM
20 hrs ago

There’s so much spin from this administration. I don’t think they ever tell the truth about anything

multigraincracker

(37,858 posts)
9. Another iPhone that look like a gun was drawn?
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:10 PM
21 hrs ago

sop

(18,985 posts)
10. Reportedly, the program will resume.
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:11 PM
21 hrs ago

NYT: "Weijia Jiang, the president of White House Correspondents’ Association, just took the stage and reiterated that the program would resume. 'We will have more details to share,' she said and asked for patience."

Will Trump go to the podium and portray this as another failed assassination attempt?

Diamond_Dog

(40,825 posts)
12. I suppose he will raise his fist in the air and say We Won.
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:15 PM
21 hrs ago

sop

(18,985 posts)
14. Of course he will.
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:16 PM
21 hrs ago

dlk

(13,305 posts)
38. "The show Must Go On..."
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:47 PM
20 hrs ago

I can’t imagine why any reputable journalist would waste their time.

AverageOldGuy

(4,039 posts)
11. CNN -- 9:23 PM
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:14 PM
21 hrs ago

Wolf Blitzer is reporting that he went to the men's room, came out, "many shots fired" very close to him, cop threw him to the ground and jumped on him then herded Wolf and other men into the men's room.

Watching -- looks like some techs around the podium resetting the mikes and the teleprompter.

Trump was hustled out.

Couple of announcements program will resume.

No word if POTUS will return.

9:23 PM

Diamond_Dog

(40,825 posts)
13. I wonder how they got Trump to move fast.
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:15 PM
21 hrs ago

Tarc

(10,602 posts)
21. Tie a Big Mac to a string
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:26 PM
21 hrs ago

moniss

(9,107 posts)
23. Youn have won the internet for today. nt
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:28 PM
21 hrs ago

Diamond_Dog

(40,825 posts)
24. Tarc, you made me laugh out loud!!
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:31 PM
21 hrs ago

BlueKota

(5,465 posts)
46. I am glad I wasn't eating or drinking anything!
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 10:12 PM
20 hrs ago

When I read this. I would have choked to death laughing!

Aristus

(72,373 posts)
56. ...
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 11:14 PM
19 hrs ago

Attilatheblond

(9,089 posts)
22. Cover for a diaper change emergency?
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:28 PM
21 hrs ago

See, it's the weekend and Colbert and Kimmel are off, so your guest clown this evening will be moi.

dlk

(13,305 posts)
39. I can't imagine why they wouldn't send everyone home after a shooting
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:49 PM
20 hrs ago

Unless it really wasn’t.

SunSeeker

(58,345 posts)
48. MSNOW just reported the White House announced the event will be rescheduled. nt
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 10:17 PM
20 hrs ago

TBF

(36,943 posts)
16. Another "attempted assassination"? Right. nt
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:23 PM
21 hrs ago

Aussie105

(8,076 posts)
18. Staged to allow Don-old to opt out?
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:25 PM
21 hrs ago

Someone in the kitchen dropped a metal saucepan lid onto a hard tiled floor and the Super Secret Service guys thought it was their time to be heroes?

(I assume there was an active kitchen, and it wasn't just hamburders and diet fizz from an outside supplier being served up.)

dlk

(13,305 posts)
41. He would do anything to avoid being joked about
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:51 PM
20 hrs ago

It almost makes sense.

James48

(5,247 posts)
20. Marksmanship isn't what it used to be.
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:26 PM
21 hrs ago

Crowman2009

(3,574 posts)
58. I blame video games.
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 11:23 PM
19 hrs ago

One time my USMC MALS squadron were playing this multiplayer version of the first "Delta Force" game and then got bored and proceeded to use the weapons option of knives only. Didn't see any use out of that particular game with regards to professional development. Unfortunately, we never got around to playing this game after several beers like we did with the "Crus'n USA" arcade game at the E-club. It probably wouldn't have been as much fun to be honest.

LeftInTX

(34,637 posts)
29. As of 8:36 pm CDT, Trump was leaving...yay! Dinner is still on.
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:37 PM
20 hrs ago

I don't think I would want to stay there, but that's just me.

I guess they can crack jokes about the shooting???

Update: Guests are told they need to stay there.

BidenRocks

(3,413 posts)
30. Prove there were gunshots!
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:38 PM
20 hrs ago

I have zero trust in our government!
Put Kash on the case!

This show never stopped going on!

PurgedVoter

(2,718 posts)
36. Just went to the live feed, The crowd is there and not rushing out.
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:46 PM
20 hrs ago

The crowd doesn't look frightened. No panic. They are shutting down the party. Seems like they should carry one without him. It isn't like he adds any value to anything he attends.

dlk

(13,305 posts)
42. If there really was an active shooter, everyone would have left
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:52 PM
20 hrs ago

The fact they haven’t is suspicious

SpankMe

(3,737 posts)
37. Here's a YouTube short from CSPAN of the event.
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:47 PM
20 hrs ago

Seems plausible. The NYT narrative points out that this is the same hotel wher Reagan was shot in '81:

https://youtube.com/shorts/dowJIww9olg?si=niF_9r_xQgp7PQWV

SunSeeker

(58,345 posts)
47. Hilarious. That douchebag "mentalist" trying to impress Shitler & Malaria obviously did not sense that!
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 10:14 PM
20 hrs ago

What a joke. You can hear the shots in the background as the mentalist is playing some stupid note game with Shitler & Malaria. They don’t realize anything is even happening until the SS rushes to the stage to pull Trump off. Took Trump a minute to get his fat ass off the chair.

Randomthought

(1,076 posts)
40. Spoiled toddler is once again the center of attention
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:49 PM
20 hrs ago

I think it was staged.

dlk

(13,305 posts)
43. A malignant narcissist always needs be the center of attention
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:54 PM
20 hrs ago

Unfortunately

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(136,586 posts)
44. Is Trump's ear okay?
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 10:04 PM
20 hrs ago

Or is he going to have to wear another sanitary napkin?

Talitha

(8,099 posts)
49. Are they sure it was a gunshot? Dump might have let out a colossal gasser.
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 10:19 PM
20 hrs ago

Lemon Lyman

(1,617 posts)
50. -
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 10:33 PM
20 hrs ago

NumbNuts will show how tough & resolute he is by speaking soon.

Suuuuch bullshit.

hamsterjill

(17,686 posts)
52. Trump can't take a joke.
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 10:37 PM
19 hrs ago

It was the White House Correspondent's Dinner where Obama made fun of him that started it all. So, night, he acted like he would attend, but when he thought someone might take a jab at him, this is his way of getting out of it.

He's a petulant, idiot, spoiled child who was never made to grow the fuck up.

littlemissmartypants

(34,146 posts)
53. The mentalist was standing with DJ as the shots happened. Why didn't he predict it?
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 10:48 PM
19 hrs ago

Seconds later, the SS agents show up. It makes the CNN clip rather hilarious.

ramapo

(4,778 posts)
54. Yawn...
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 10:56 PM
19 hrs ago

More nonsense to make the MSM go crazy

LudwigPastorius

(14,886 posts)
55. Probably a disgruntled MAGAt.
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 11:06 PM
19 hrs ago

Trump's "Jesus" tweet really has some of them convinced that he's Mr. 666.

Historic NY

(40,102 posts)
57. Pinned On Ground: Trump Releases Photo Of White House Press Dinner Shooter
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 11:21 PM
19 hrs ago

[link:https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/president-donald-trump-evacuation-pinned-on-ground-trump-releases-photo-of-


The suspected shooter has been identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California, according to reports. white-house-press-dinner-shooter-cole-tomas-allen-trump-dinner-11410063|]

tonekat

(2,554 posts)
59. Way to throw more dirt on the Epstein Files!
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 11:54 PM
18 hrs ago

War! Gunplay! Look over there!

RedWhiteBlueIsRacist

(2,137 posts)
60. Ten+ years of this fucker and his goddamned drama. When will it end?
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 12:42 AM
17 hrs ago

And one more thing, do any of these people have real jobs?

jmowreader

(53,302 posts)
61. Let me guess
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 03:07 AM
15 hrs ago

Someone said “Epstein” so one of Trump’s security detail located outside the hotel pulled his gun, pointed it straight up and emptied the magazine.

Bengus81

(10,275 posts)
62. Here we go again. Lousing polling and Trump has never gone to that dinner
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 07:02 AM
11 hrs ago

But NOW...........

Omaha Steve

(109,603 posts)
64. AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 10:20 AM
8 hrs ago

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