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Fetterman Backs White House Ballroom After Correspondents' Dinner Shooting

By Peter Aitken Newsweek
Security Scare at The White House Correspondents’ Dinner with President Trump. WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 25: Armed Secret Service agents stand on stage during a shooting incident at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. According to reports, President Donald Trump, along with other government officials, were evacuated from the Washington Hilton gun shots. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Security Scare at The White House Correspondents’ Dinner with President Trump. WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 25: Armed Secret Service agents stand on stage during a shooting incident at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. According to reports, President Donald Trump, along with other government officials, were evacuated from the Washington Hilton gun shots. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Andrew Harnik Getty Images

Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania on Sunday argued that the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner proved President Donald Trump‘s case for a revamped White House ballroom.

“We were there front and center,” Fetterman wrote on X. “That venue wasn't built to accommodate an event with the line of succession for the U.S. government.”

“After witnessing last night, drop the TDS and build the White House ballroom for events exactly like these,” he added, referring to “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” a popular term used by the president’s supporters to highlight what deem to be “acute onset of paranoia” regarding the Trump presidencies.

Armed Secret Service agents stand on stage during a shooting incident at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Armed Secret Service agents stand on stage during a shooting incident at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Andrew Harnik Getty Images

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This story was originally published April 26, 2026 at 9:52 AM.

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