White House to Assess Safety Measures After Gala Shooting Leavitt (Opening Remarks)

Summary

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a briefing after an attempted assassination of President Trump at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. She condemns the shooter, defends the president, blames inflammatory rhetoric from Democrats and media, and calls for immediate funding of the Department of Homeland Security.

• Leavitt details the third assassination attempt on President Trump in two years.
• She praises the Secret Service and law enforcement for their heroism.
• Leavitt criticizes media and Democratic rhetoric for inspiring violence.
• She calls the defunding of DHS a national scandal.
• Leavitt demands Congress fund DHS immediately.
• The briefing focuses on security, political violence, and government funding.