# @kmphfox26 on YouTube

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- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=Dfvid_Vl318
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- **Posted:** 2026-04-27T18:05:43.000+00:00
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## Caption

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt applauded President Donald Trump's “calm in the face of chaos” after a suspected shooter attempted to take his life for the third time at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, using the moment not only to condemn political violence but also to press an urgent case for strengthening national security funding.

“President Trump is fearless because he loves this country, and he is willing to put his own life on the line to deliver on the promises that he made to the American public,” Leavitt told reporters, emphasizing that while political disagreements are inevitable, “those disagreements must remain peaceful.”

Her remarks came as she returned to the podium despite plans for maternity leave, saying the seriousness of the “attempted assassination” against the president and other administration officials required immediate public communication about the administration’s response.

Leavitt sharply criticized what she described as the long-running “demonization” of Trump by Democrats, media figures and what she called a “left-wing cult of hatred,” arguing that years of rhetoric labeling Trump a “fascist” or “threat to democracy” have contributed to a climate that enables violence. She claimed the suspected shooter’s manifesto was “indistinguishable” from language commonly seen on social media and in public discourse.

She also pointed to recent comments by late-night host Jimmy Kimmel—who joked that First Lady Melania Trump looked like “an expectant widow”—as an example of rhetoric she said has become normalized. The first lady responded publicly, calling the remarks “hateful and violent,” a sentiment Leavitt echoed, saying such commentary is “completely deranged” and contributes to a broader culture of hostility.

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