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White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting: Letters to the Editor — April 28, 2026

The Issue: A shooting targeting President Trump and officials at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

The near-catastrophic White House Correspondents’ Dinner must serve as a wake-up call to the insulated Washington media and Democrats, who must drop the ongoing inflammatory, hate-driven barrage of derangement syndrome that has served as a catalyst to ignite violent actions by deranged individuals (“Dems’ ‘violent’ rhetoric ripped,” April 27).

Trump has his faults and shortcomings, but nothing justifies this hateful violence that could’ve potentially resulted in the deaths of many high-ranking national leaders and officials, along with the president.

Isn’t it about time left-wing politicians, the media, celebrities and high-profile pundits take responsibility for the rash of murders and assassination attempts? Granted, security measures need to be improved. However, the cause of this irrationality is more important.

Delusional Democrats are creating a lefty alternate universe

How many times must Trump be targeted before the left quits radicalizing people?

Dems must heed Trump's call for unity in the wake of frightening WHCD shooting

The left’s use of terms like fascist, racist and dictator motivates this murderous behavior.

The words of influential........

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