The White House and its MAGA supporters quickly seized on the attempted shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner to advance various agenda items.
A prominent focus has been the push for the construction of a White House ballroom, despite the fact that the project is illegal and unrelated to the private event incident.
House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. James Comer (R-KY) called for funding the DHS in a post on X, even though the Secret Service received funding last year as part of Trump’s tax cuts for the wealthy, which Comer supported.
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In a particularly brazen and petty move, First Lady Melania Trump used the situation to target the First Amendment, a common MAGA tactic. She posted on her official account on X, urging ABC to take action against late-night comedian and Trump critic Jimmy Kimmel.
As a reminder, Melania Trump has often been a source of political divisiveness. Even before her tenure as first lady, she spread false birther claims about Barack Obama.
