{"id":2595193,"date":"2026-04-26T00:40:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T04:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-strikes-defiant-tone-after-another-shooting-i-cant-be-concerned\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T00:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T04:42:14","slug":"trump-strikes-defiant-tone-after-another-shooting-i-cant-be-concerned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-strikes-defiant-tone-after-another-shooting-i-cant-be-concerned\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump strikes defiant tone after another shooting: &#8216;I can&#8217;t be concerned&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-strikes-defiant-tone-after-another-shooting-i-cant-be-concerned%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2595193&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>After a shooting reported at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner, President Donald Trump said he couldn\u2019t be \u201cconcerned\u201d in a way that would stop him from doing his job, arguing rather that his team and security forces handled threats quickly and effectively. He noted that the suspect was taken down after shooting a Secret Service officer, who was struck in a bulletproof vest and is recovering, and Trump said he expects more information to be released soon. Trump also rejected the idea that the attack was linked to the Iran war, and he compared the concern to prior security incidents-saying he didn\u2019t want protective restrictions to limit his ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/morning-wire-americans-stranded-in-afghanistan-the-state-of-al-qaeda-nyc-businesses-sue-over-vaccine-mandate\/\" title=\"Morning Wire: Americans Stranded In Afghanistan, The State Of Al Qaeda, NYC Businesses Sue Over Vaccine Mandate\">attend indoor events<\/a>. More broadly, he acknowledged that political violence is rising and that any <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >major public service work carries risks<\/a>, but said the \u201ctemperature down\u201d would come from continuing to function rather than avoiding events.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> remained steadfast in his administration\u2019s goals when asked about possible motivations behind the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4543285\/shooting-reported-white-house-correspondents-dinner\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4543285\/shooting-reported-white-house-correspondents-dinner\/\">White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner<\/a> shooting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome of us who have covered Butler experienced another horrific day two years ago. What felt similar? \u2026 Are you concerned about something like this happening?\u201d a reporter asked Trump during a press conference after the event. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4543412\/trump-strikes-defiant-tone-after-another-shooting-i-cant-be-concerned\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump strikes defiant tone after another shooting: \u2018I can\u2019t be concerned\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4543284\/watch-live-trump-press-conference-correspondents-dinner-shooting\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Trump holds press conference after White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner shooting<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4543285\/shooting-reported-white-house-correspondents-dinner\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump and Cabinet members evacuated from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-sen-jeff-merkley-admits-pelosis-stock-trading-sways-her-legislative-judgment\/\" title=\"Democrat Sen. Jeff Merkley Admits Pelosi&#039;s Stock Trading Sways Her Legislative Judgment\">correspondents\u2019 dinner<\/a> after shooting<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t be concerned. I can only get great people,\u201d Trump said in response. \u201cThey did the job, a much, in my opinion, a much better job than Butler. Butler had one weak spot that we all know about. Somebody should have been up there. But even Butler, we had a \u2026 sniper on our side within 4.2 seconds, from a distance of about 400 yards, one shot, and he was gone.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The suspect, who has been widely identified as Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old teacher from Los Angeles, California, charged a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-inaugural-like-baghdad-green-zone-red-zone-military-checkpoints-to-enter-and-leave-downtown-d-c-bridges-into-city-to-be-closed\/\" title=\"Biden Inaugural Like Baghdad: Green Zone, Red Zone, Military Checkpoints to Enter and Leave Downtown D.C., Bridges Into City to Be Closed\">security checkpoint<\/a> at the Washington Hilton during a dinner celebrating the press who cover the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8767\">White House<\/a>, as well as the First Amendment. He was \u201ctaken down\u201d by the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secret-service\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1478\">Secret Service<\/a> after he shot one officer. The bullet hit the officer\u2019s bulletproof vest, and he is recovering.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Trump shared on Truth Social a video of the suspect at tonight\u2019s White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner. (Donald Trump \/ Trush Social)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When asked if he believed the shooting might have been linked to the Iran war, Trump said he didn\u2019t believe that to be the case. The president noted that more information about the suspect would be released in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>After the Butler shooting in July 2024, in which a lone wolf shot a bullet that wounded Trump in the ear, the Secret Service restricted the protocol for Trump\u2019s outdoor events. After this event, which was held indoors in a ballroom downstairs, Trump said he didn\u2019t expect the Secret Service to limit his attendance at indoor events as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, then you just don\u2019t do events. Now, I can\u2019t do that. I have to \u2026 you know, it is what it is. We have to do it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He struck a similar tone when discussing his concerns about political violence, which has been on the rise in recent years. Trump has faced two assassination attempts, one during the aforementioned Butler rally and another at his golf club in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m concerned about everything,\u201d he said when asked about concerns over political violence. \u201cI can\u2019t be so concerned that you can\u2019t function.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photos from the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner, April 25 (Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4543368\/man-charged-security-checkpoint-shot-secret-service-agent-white-house-correspondents-dinner-trump\/\">MAN CHARGED SECURITY CHECKPOINT AND SHOT SECRET SERVICE AGENT AT WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS\u2019 DINNER: TRUMP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, I\u2019m here to do a job. As part of the job, it is a dangerous \u2026 I can\u2019t imagine that there\u2019s any profession that\u2019s more dangerous,\u201d Trump continued. \u201cBut I love the country, and I\u2019m very proud. I\u2019m very proud of the job we\u2019ve done. You see what\u2019s happened? We have a great country. We\u2019ve got, I think, the most successful, the hottest country anywhere in the world. This happened over a period of just a year, and we\u2019re going to do great things. But with that come risks. There\u2019s no question about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said the one thing that would turn the \u201ctemperature down,\u201d in a reporter\u2019s words, would be \u201cif I decided to just not do much, let everybody rip us off and take advantage of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-fails-to-wrap-up-infrastructure-bill-after-talks-to-expedite-process-collapse\/\" title=\"Senate Fails To Wrap Up Infrastructure Bill After Talks To Expedite Process Collapse\">remained confident<\/a> in the capabilities of his protection and other law enforcement who were present in the area, saying: \u201cYou have the greatest security in history. If you have a whack job who\u2019s got a brain, but it\u2019s a little bit distorted, or a lot distorted, they can make trouble.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also praised the decisive actions of law enforcement who evacuated top administration officials when the emergency began. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump stayed firm on his administration\u2019s aims after the dinner shooting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2970,"featured_media":2595194,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26116105361471.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34991,36830,3634],"class_list":["post-2595193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-gun-violence","tag-political-response","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26116105361471.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2970"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2595193"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2595197,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595193\/revisions\/2595197"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2595194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2595193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2595193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2595193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}