Assassination Attempt on Trump Occurs Ahead of White House Correspondents’ Dinner
An assassination attempt targeted President Trump and his team during the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Monday. Several California figures have made critical statements about Trump in recent years. Actress Patricia Heaton urged civility following a related shooting on Saturday.
thesouthafrican.comAn assassination attempt against President Trump was reported, as a shooter targeted him and his team, disrupting the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Monday. On Monday, after the shooter disrupted that same dinner, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, wife of the California governor, assailed Trump as misogynist for shutting down a female reporter who earnestly quoted the alleged shooter’s manifesto to the president in an interview.
Siebel Newsom’s husband, Gov.
Gavin Newsom, has an entire lowlight reel of Trump insults, including lambasting the president on foreign soil twice this year in self-serving jaunts to Davos and Munich. Newsom also called Trump a “deranged, habitual liar” after the feds uncovered rampant fraud in California. There’s also Rep.
Maxine Waters, a Democrat whose district is centered in southern LA County. Remember her infamous 2018 exhortation to harass those in Trump’s orbit? ” And of course, who can forget LA “comedian” Kathy Griffin’s stunt in 2017?
She posed clutching a faux severed head of Donald Trump. “Everybody Loves Raymond” star Patricia Heaton put it well after Saturday’s shooting: “I wasn’t happy when Clinton, Obama or Biden won, but I didn’t call them fascist/dangerous/threat to democracy. I didn’t hope someone would assassinate them.
I went on with my life with gratitude. Friends on the left, please try this.
Key Facts
Story Timeline
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Shooter disrupts White House Correspondents’ Association dinner targeting President Trump and his team.
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Assassination attempt occurs against President Trump, referenced as Saturday’s shooting.
1 sourcenypost.com - 2026-04 (this month)
Elizabeth Banks states wish for more revolutionaries to fight against President Trump’s fascism.
1 sourcenypost.com - 2026 (last week)
Jimmy Kimmel jokes about Melania Trump having glow of expectant widow.
1 sourcenypost.com - 2026 (this year)
Gov. Gavin Newsom lambasts President Trump on foreign soil twice during jaunts to Davos and Munich.
1 sourcenypost.com - 2018
Rep. Maxine Waters exhorts harassment of those in Trump’s orbit.
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Potential Impact
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Heightened security measures around President Trump following the attempt.
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Broader discussion on the role of political language in inciting violence.
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Potential increase in political tensions in California due to highlighted rhetoric.
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Possible backlash against critical figures mentioned in the report.
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Calls for civility may influence public discourse among celebrities and politicians.
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