‘When you’re impactful, they go after you’:Trump casts White House dinner shooting as proof of his power

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Hours after an apparent assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, President Trump addressed the incident, framing it as a consequence of his impactful presidency. He used the event to advocate for his controversial new White House ballroom, claiming it would enhance security, and linked the attack to his administration's foreign policy successes.