Trump thanks Secret Service, renews call for ballroom after White House shooting
“Thank you to our great Secret Service and Law Enforcement for the swift and professional action taken this evening against a gunman near the White House, who had a violent history and possible obsession with our Country’s most cherished structure,” the president wrote on his Truth Social platform. Guglielmi added that Secret Service officers returned fire and struck the suspect, who was transported to an area hospital and pronounced dead. One bystander was struck by gunfire during the incident but no officers were injured, Guglielmi noted.
- ▪“Thank you to our great Secret Service and Law Enforcement for the swift and professional action taken this evening against a gunman near the White House, who had a violent history and possible obsession with our Country’s most cherished st
- ▪Guglielmi added that Secret Service officers returned fire and struck the suspect, who was transported to an area hospital and pronounced dead.
- ▪One bystander was struck by gunfire during the incident but no officers were injured, Guglielmi noted.
3 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 35 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Trump renews petition for White House ballroom, pointing to nearby shooting — Al Jazeera English
- ▪ US: President Trump not harmed and safe after White House shooting — France 24 (EN)
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Administration Trump thanks Secret Service, renews call for ballroom after White House shooting Comments: by Max Rego - 05/24/26 7:45 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Max Rego - 05/24/26 7:45 AM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING President Trump early Sunday thanked the Secret Service for their actions in neutralizing an armed man who exchanged shots with officers outside the White House on Saturday and argued that the incident shows the importance of the under-construction White House ballroom.
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