Trump Says White House Ballroom Would Have Prevented Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting

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Hours after a gunman tried to enter the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night, President Donald Trump said the terrifying incident was a prime example for why the White House needed a “large, safe, and secure” ballroom—decrying the lawsuit attempting to halt its construction as “ridiculous” in a Sunday morning post on Truth Social.

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Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2026/04/26/trump-reignites-white-house-ballroom-push-after-shooting-at-correspondents-dinner/