There were definitely some crazy moments at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday when a gunman tried to shoot his way into the event, but was stopped.
The gunman, Cole Allen, allegedly told authorities he was trying to target Trump administration officials. There were a lot there, including several Cabinet members, in addition to the president himself. The only person who was hit was reportedly a Secret Service agent, who was hit in the vest, but has now been released from the hospital.
It was a horrible moment.
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In response, there were some surprising moments where the media, which is so frequently attacking Trump, seemed to recognize what a remarkable person he can be.
Here's Weijia Jiang, CBS White House correspondent and the President of the White House Correspondents Association, who had been sitting next to Trump when it happened, recognizing and appreciating Trump's strength to hold a briefing 30 minutes later and say they would hold the dinner again within 30 days. People applauded.
Weija Jang, President of the White House Correspondents' Association, relayed the president's message to the crowd, saying, "Thank God everybody is safe. And thank you for coming together tonight. We will do this again. Thank you." pic.twitter.com/ZVYroEBZoL
— The National Desk (@TND) April 26, 2026
In that briefing, Trump reassured everyone and called on people to recommit themselves to settling differences peacefully.
What was Trump thinking in the wake of this? He was concerned about whether everyone was safe, even those who had so frequently written negatively about him, like ABC's Jon Karl. Trump called him to ask if he was alright.
.@jonkarl says @POTUS called him shortly after 7AM:
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 26, 2026
"He was calling to see if I was ok with what happened last night...he reiterated many of the things he said in his press conference last night, emphasizing the unity he felt in that moment...and he was quite firm about this:… pic.twitter.com/ETH6CFzVSP
"He was calling to see if I was ok with what happened last night...he reiterated many of the things he said in his press conference last night, emphasizing the unity he felt in that moment...and he was quite firm about this: 'That dinner must be rescheduled.'"
Now that's a pretty incredible gesture, showing what kind of man Trump is. A far better man than many who attack him. They've tried to demonize him, but this is who he is, and we've seen it before, in so many ways, such as with his care for the Angel moms.
That wasn't all. Even after the shooting, with everything going on Saturday night, Trump called presidential envoy Ric Grenell to see how he was doing because his mother had died on Wednesday.
The President of the United States was just the target of another assassin attempt tonight…but he called me just now to check in to see how I was doing because my mom died on Wednesday.
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) April 26, 2026
That's so kind, especially with all that was happening.
Will this change the media at all? I'd like to hope it would, but I wouldn't bet on it because they are who they are.
But they finally had to acknowledge it, at least in that moment.
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