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Trump Survives Dinner Shooting; Condemns Reporter, Liberals Justify Violence

4/28/2026

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The White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting that targeted U.S. President Donald Trump left him unharmed and sparked accusations of partisan complicity.
A YouGov poll after Charlie Kirk’s murder found 26 % of liberals under 45 said violence can be justified, versus 7 % of conservatives.
Vance Luther Boelter, a known Donald Trump supporter, claimed a Democratic governor ordered the Minnesota shootings.
Donald Trump later condemned a reporter for reading the shooter’s manifesto.

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The White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting that targeted U.S. President Donald Trump left him unharmed and sparked accusations of partisan complicity.
A YouGov poll after Charlie Kirk’s murder found 26 % of liberals under 45 said violence can be justified, versus 7 % of conservatives.
Vance Luther Boelter, a known Donald Trump supporter, claimed a Democratic governor ordered the Minnesota shootings.
Donald Trump later condemned a reporter for reading the shooter’s manifesto.