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Trump Blames Shooting, Vance Targets NGOs, Powell Probe Ends

4/27/2026

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President Donald Trump linked the dinner shooting to his White House ballroom plan, calling it a lone-wolf attack.
Vice President Vance urged a campaign against NGOs including the Ford Foundation, Open Society Foundations, and The Nation after Charlie Kirk’s murder.
Reuters reported about 600 people lost jobs or faced discipline for comments on Kirk’s death, indicating speech-based reprisals.
The administration dropped its effort to prosecute Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

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President Donald Trump linked the dinner shooting to his White House ballroom plan, calling it a lone-wolf attack.
Vice President Vance urged a campaign against NGOs including the Ford Foundation, Open Society Foundations, and The Nation after Charlie Kirk’s murder.
Reuters reported about 600 people lost jobs or faced discipline for comments on Kirk’s death, indicating speech-based reprisals.
The administration dropped its effort to prosecute Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.