{"id":2595304,"date":"2026-04-26T10:47:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T14:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-dinner-shooting-justifies-white-house-ballroom\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T10:48:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T14:48:22","slug":"trump-says-dinner-shooting-justifies-white-house-ballroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-dinner-shooting-justifies-white-house-ballroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says dinner shooting justifies White House ballroom"},"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%2Ftrump-says-dinner-shooting-justifies-white-house-ballroom%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=2595304&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>President Donald Trump said nothing should be allowed to delay construction of a new white House ballroom, after Saturday\u2019s Washington Correspondents\u2019 Association dinner shooting at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vp-harries-rallies-dnc-members-ahead-of-midterms-theyre-going-to-lose-badly\/\" title=\"VP Harries Rallies DNC Members Ahead of Midterms They\u2019re Going to Lose Badly\">washington hilton hotel<\/a>. He argued the attack \u201cwould never\u201d have happened at the planned venue, which includes national security improvements such as a military bunker and is intended to be more secure than the current event location.<\/p>\n<p>Trump urged that a lawsuit tied to the project be dropped instantly, saying the legal challenges-along with claims that congressional approval is required-should not interfere with the work. He also noted the ballroom project is on budget and ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n<p>After the shooting, Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and other officials were quickly evacuated. Authorities believe the gunman was aiming at Trump governance figures; the suspect has been identified as Cole Tomas Allen and is in custody. Investigators said motive is still under review,and prosecutors plan to pursue federal firearm and assault charges.  <\/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 Donald Trump on Sunday said \u201cnothing\u201d should be allowed to interfere with the construction of his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a> ballroom, arguing that Saturday night\u2019s shooting at the dinner would \u201cnever\u201d have happened at the planned venue.<\/p>\n<p>The ballroom, which will <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4515732\/trump-dc-construction-project-court\/\">include a\u00a0military bunker <\/a>as part of its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/where-trumps-dc-reconstruction-projects-stand-in-court\/\" title=\"Where ...&#039;s DC re... projects stand in court\">national security enhancements<\/a>, has been under construction for months but <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4525587\/trump-ballroom-can-continue-appeals-court\/\">has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-lawmakers-and-regulators-failed-to-rein-in-big-tech-in-2023\/\" title=\"Lawmakers and regulators&#039; inability to control Big Tech in 2023\">faced legal hurdles<\/a><\/a>, including over arguments that it requires congressional signoff. Trump said the lawsuit against the ballroom must be dropped \u201cimmediately\u201d in lieu of the shooting at White House\u00a0Correspondents\u2019 Association dinner Saturday evening, which he attended. Authorities believe the shooter was targeting members of the Trump administration, including the president.<\/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\/crime\/4543555\/suspect-trump-dinner-shooting-kamala-harris\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Suspect in correspondents\u2019 dinner shooting donated to Kamala Harris campaign<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4543551\/trump-dinner-shooting-administration-officials-motive\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump dinner shooting was targeting administration officials, authorities believe<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4543143\/roommate-charged-murder-usf-students\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Roommate charged with two counts of murder in death, disappearance of two USF students<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cWhat happened last night is exactly the reason that our great Military, Secret Service, Law Enforcement and, for different reasons, every President for the last 150 years, have been DEMANDING that a large, safe, and secure Ballroom be built ON THE GROUNDS OF THE WHITE HOUSE,\u201d Trump said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116471074928310119\">in a post <\/a>to Truth Social. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The president argued that the venue where the dinner was held, the Washington Hilton hotel, was vulnerable to security breaches, unlike his ballroom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis event would never have happened with the Militarily Top Secret Ballroom currently under construction at the White House. It cannot be built fast enough!\u201d the president continued. \u201cIt has every <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >highest level security feature<\/a> there is plus, there are no rooms sitting on top for unsecured people to pour in, and is inside the gates of the most secure building in the World, The White House. The ridiculous Ballroom lawsuit, brought by a woman walking her dog, who has absolutely No Standing to bring such a suit, must be dropped, immediately. Nothing should be allowed to interfere with its construction, which is on budget and substantially ahead of schedule!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and other top officials attending the annual dinner were swiftly evacuated and rushed from the event after a gunman rammed the hotel\u2019s security checkpoint and began running toward the main room where attendees were gathered. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4543496\/republicans-democrats-unite-after-whca-shooting\/\"><strong>REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS UNITE AFTER WHCA SHOOTING: \u2018VIOLENCE HAS NO PLACE\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The suspect, who has been widely identified as Cole Tomas Allen, is in custody. U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., Jeanine Pirro <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4543551\/trump-dinner-shooting-administration-officials-motive\/\">said the suspect will be charged<\/a> with two counts of using a firearm and a second crime of assault on a federal officer using a dangerous weapon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re still investigating a motive, and that\u2019s something that will necessarily take a couple of days at least,\u201d acting Attorney General\u00a0Todd Blanche\u00a0said during an NBC News interview on Sunday. \u201cWe believe he was targeting administration officials in this attack, attempted attack, but that\u2019s again, quite preliminary.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump said nothing should delay his White House ballroom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2595305,"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\/AP26116096484051.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[78612,3634,32127],"class_list":["post-2595304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-dinner-shooting","tag-trump","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26116096484051.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595304","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2595304"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2595308,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595304\/revisions\/2595308"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2595305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2595304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2595304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2595304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}