{"id":2595213,"date":"2026-04-26T01:56:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T05:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-and-democrats-unite-after-whca-dinner-shooting\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T01:57:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T05:57:28","slug":"republicans-and-democrats-unite-after-whca-dinner-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-and-democrats-unite-after-whca-dinner-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans and Democrats unite after WHCA dinner shooting"},"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\">16<\/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%2Frepublicans-and-democrats-unite-after-whca-dinner-shooting%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=2595213&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 gunfire was reported at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner, officials and politicians across <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >party lines quickly condemned<\/a> the violence and said attendees-including President Donald Trump-were safe. <\/p>\n<p>Reports said manny guests heard what sounded like gunshots, prompting the Secret Service to rush the stage to evacuate Trump and other Cabinet members. Speaker Mike Johnson thanked first responders, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and gov. Gavin Newsom also posted that the situation was under control and that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccabe-says-trumps-message-demanding-peace-and-denouncing-violence-is-actually-coded-language-and-a-dog-whistle-to-his-base-to-fight-video\/\" title=\"McCabe Says ...\u2019s Message Demanding Peace and Denouncing ... is Actually \u201cCoded Language\u201d and a \u201cDog Whistle\u201d to His Base to Fight (VIDEO)\">political violence<\/a> is unacceptable.<\/p>\n<p>democratic and Republican figures including Gov. JB Pritzker, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and Rep. marie Gluesenkamp Perez urged an end to attempts on the president. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-eyes-nabj-interview-as-next-media-sit-down-after-trump-controversy-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Harris eyes NABJ interview as next media sit-down after ... controversy - Washington Examiner\">trump posted photos<\/a> and a video of the gunman on Truth Social, where the suspect was widely identified as Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old teacher from Los Angeles, California. Trump also shared an update saying one Secret Service agent was hit by gunfire but protected by a vest and expected to recover.<\/p>\n<p>In related statements, GOP leaders such as Lindsey Graham and Vivek Ramaswamy expressed relief that Trump and other attendees were unharmed. Gov. Josh Shapiro said political violence has no place in the country, and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, along with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Police Chief Jeff Carroll, said the shooter is set to be arraigned on Monday.  <\/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>Reactions poured in from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\">Democrats<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\">Republicans<\/a> after the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association dinner shooting on Saturday night, with both sides condemning the violence.<\/p>\n<p>Governor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jb-pritzker\/\">JB Pritzker<\/a> (D-IL) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovPritzker\/status\/2048222700351422672\">shared on X<\/a>, \u201cViolence has no place in our nation.\u201d<\/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\/house\/4542061\/lawmakers-to-watch-house-reconciliation\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>The lawmakers to watch as House tries to pass $70 billion reconciliation bill<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4542512\/brian-fitzpatrick-pennsylvania-independent\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Fitzpatrick says he would drop GOP label if not for Pennsylvania\u2019s closed primary system<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4542255\/johnson-kean-missing-votes\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Johnson says Kean expected to be back to \u2018100%\u2019 soon, after missing over a month of votes<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cPolitical violence is absolutely unacceptable. I am glad the President and guests at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner are safe,\u201d Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a> (D-NY) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NYCMayor\/status\/2048231503532855755?s=20\">posted<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) shared that assassination attempts against President Donald Trump need to stop.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease stop trying to murder the president,\u201d she <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/repmgp\/status\/2048232340954943936?s=46&#038;t=DWvFZKhHrb-IsLTLUkXUsQ\">posted<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Please stop trying to murder the president<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (@RepMGP) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMGP\/status\/2048232340954943936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>During the dinner, many attendees reported hearing a noise that sounded like gunshots. Shortly after, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secret-service\/\">Secret Service<\/a> rushed the stage to evacuate the president and other Cabinet members. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re thankful no innocent people were harmed and everyone is now safe. We\u2019re grateful as always for the law enforcement and first responders who acted so quickly to bring the situation under control. Praying for our country tonight,\u201d Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said afterward.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kelly and I were at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-candidate-for-ny-governor-lee-zeldin-attacked-during-campaign-rally\/\" title=\"GOP Candidate for NY ...ernor  Lee Zeldin Attacked During Campaign Rally\">event tonight<\/a>, and we\u2019re thankful no innocent people were harmed and everyone is now safe. <\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re grateful as always for the law enforcement and first responders who acted so quickly to bring the situation under control.<\/p>\n<p>Praying for our country tonight.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerJohnson\/status\/2048218561101902099?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI am closely monitoring the unfolding situation at the White House Correspondents Dinner. I\u2019m grateful for the quick response of law enforcement and am praying everyone remains safe,\u201d Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/2048207206609297745?s=20\">posted<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRelieved everyone at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner is safe tonight based on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-eleven-soldiers-hospitalized-after-ingesting-chemical-found-in-antifreeze\/\" title=\"Officials: Eleven Soldiers Hospitalized After Ingesting Chemical Found In Antifreeze\">initial reports<\/a>. A free press is foundational to our country. Violence is never acceptable,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\">California<\/a> Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> (D-CA) said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CAgovernor\/status\/2048220203797090360?s=20\">on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Relieved everyone at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner is safe tonight based on initial reports. <\/p>\n<p>A free press is foundational to our country. <\/p>\n<p>Violence is never acceptable.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Gavin Newsom (@CAgovernor) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CAgovernor\/status\/2048220203797090360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Trump posted <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\">photos<\/a> and a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116468650367386223\">video<\/a> of the gunman on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/truth-social\/\">Truth Social<\/a>. The suspect has been widely identified as Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old teacher from Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n<p>Trump shared an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/2048234585620680928\">update on the shooting,<\/a> saying one agent was hit by gunfire but was protected by a vest and is expected to be OK.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo the American people, let\u2019s all pray for calmer waters and try to be part of the solution, not the problem,\u201d Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lindsey-graham\/\">Lindsey Graham<\/a> (R-SC) said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/2048210281587765511\">on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrateful that our President and the other attendees at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner are safe after tonight\u2019s shooting. Praying for the recovery of the officer who was shot. Political violence is un-American &#038; it needs to end,\u201d Republican gubernatorial candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vivek-ramaswamy\/\">Vivek Ramaswamy<\/a> said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/VivekGRamaswamy\/status\/2048232481405747445?s=20\">on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4543438\/correspondents-dinner-gunman-dc-hotel-guest\/\"><strong>MAN CHARGED SECURITY CHECKPOINT AND SHOT SECRET SERVICE AGENT AT WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS\u2019 DINNER: TRUMP<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we await more information from law enforcement, one thing is for certain: political violence is never okay \u2014 and it has no place in this country,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/josh-shapiro\/\">Gov. Josh Shapiro<\/a> (D-PA) also said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovernorShapiro\/status\/2048219851966042395?s=20\">on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Attorney <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeanine-pirro\/\">Jeanine Pirro<\/a>, alongside D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Police chief Jeff Carroll, said the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USAttyPirro\/status\/2048246351230599633\">shooter will be arraigned<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats and Republicans condemned White House Correspondents\u2019 dinner shooting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2595214,"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\/ssAPpic.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5118,34991,5894,8390,32127],"class_list":["post-2595213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bipartisanship","tag-gun-violence","tag-politics","tag-safety","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ssAPpic.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595213","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\/4226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2595213"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2595217,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595213\/revisions\/2595217"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2595214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2595213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2595213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2595213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}