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The official accounts and circumstances surrounding the shooting at the dinner are suspicious and require further scrutiny.
3 people · 3 episodes
The White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting appears to have been a staged event designed to manipulate public emotion.
“We are supposed to believe that the White House correspondents dinner, the shooting was not staged, right? Gosh, you'd be crazy to think that it was staged.”
Candace Owens · May 2026 · 1 episode · 1.5M views on this topicShe maintains that labeling the incident at the dinner an assassination attempt is inaccurate.
“So, the fact that people are calling this a shooting and talking about an assassination attempt is just not accurate.”
Heather Cox Richardson · Apr 2026 · 4 episodes · 1.1M views on this topicThe official narratives surrounding the attempted shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner contain contradictory details and bizarre circumstances that warrant skepticism.
“So, I've seen contradictory stories here. One saying he ran down 10 flights of stairs and got to the proper level. Another one that he didn't get to the proper level, but either way, the shots that were heard were not fired from him, they were fired from Secret Service, and somehow they didn't hit h”
Secular Talk · Apr 2026 · 1 episode · 675K views on this topicThe dinner is an inappropriate or problematic event that should be cancelled or reconsidered for its effect on political discourse.
2 people · 2 episodes
The White House Correspondents' Dinner should not take place because memorializing the relationship between the press and those they cover is inappropriate.
“Look, beyond the fact that Trump was terrible, the dinner should not have happened at all. In fact, it shouldn't ever happen. Quite frankly, memorializing the collegial and cozy relationship between the press and those that they cover is at best a very bad look in normal times.”
The Daily Show · Aug 2026 · 2 episodes · 3.4M views on this topicIt is questionable to proceed with a high-profile event after an assassination attempt as it may validate the perpetrator's ego.
“Did the fact that the event still went ahead also not help matters? Because I'm I'm thinking if I'm with God forbid, but if I'm the shooter and the event still goes on, that can do wonders for my ego.”
The Daily Show · Apr 2026 · 1 episode · 103K views on this topicPositions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
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