Trump Was a ‘Caged Lion’ Roaring to Return to WHCA Dinner Ballroom After Shooting, Leavitt Says
Leavitt said Trump pressed to return to the ballroom and resume the event after shots were fired, as officials prepared to restart the dinner.
- Following an alleged assassination attempt at the Washington Hilton during the WHCA Dinner in April, President Donald Trump insisted on returning to the ballroom after Secret Service evacuated him and Vice President JD Vance.
- Cole Allen of Torrance, Calif., allegedly stormed the hotel armed with weapons, forcing guests to dive under tables; Allen reportedly wrote a manifesto targeting administration officials, excluding FBI Director Kash Patel.
- Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt recounted that Trump behaved like a "caged lion" backstage, asking his detail, "Why can't I go? I don't care if it's 3 in the morning, get it started."
- Trump held a news conference that night to address the incident, subsequently reigniting calls to build a ballroom at the White House for secure official events.
- The WHCA Dinner was eventually rescheduled and took place in July. Leavitt's full interview appears on "Hang Out with Sean Hannity," available Tuesday on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple.
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Trump was a 'caged lion' roaring to return to WHCA Dinner ballroom after shooting, Leavitt says – Democratic Accent
Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed new details on President Donald Trump’s behind-the-scenes response after shots were fired at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in April. Leavitt said in a new episode of “Hang Out with Sean Hannity” that Trump was behaving like a caged animal and was adamant about returning to the ballroom, despite having just narrowly escaped from an alleged assassination attempt. “He…
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