Conservatives rip Obama’s bafflement at WHCA dinner shooting motive: ‘You kidding?’

Published April 27, 2026 5:28pm ET | Updated April 27, 2026 5:28pm ET



Conservatives are unloading on former President Barack Obama’s reaction to the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner shooting, accusing him of ignoring key facts in the case. 

From Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) to Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, Republicans are attacking Obama for not commenting on a manifesto allegedly written by the suspect who opened fire at the dinner’s security checkpoint on Saturday evening. In the document, Cole Allen allegedly suggested that President Donald Trump, who attended the dinner and was swiftly evacuated during the attack, was one of his top targets. 

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