Fetterman says America must turn down the temperature after White House Correspondents Dinner shooting

National Security Fetterman says America must turn down the temperature after White House Correspondents Dinner shooting Fetterman backed Trump's call for a White House ballroom and urges Democrats to 'drop the TDS' By Nora Moriarty Fox News Published April 27, 2026 10:40pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video John Fetterman explains why he backs building White House ballroom after WHCA Dinner shooting Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., discusses the ramifications of WHCA Dinner shooting and White House ballroom project on 'Hannity.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., said America needs to cool heated political rhetoric after Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('tablet', 'lb2', 'tablet-tw-ad-lb2', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban1', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban1', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } "We really have to just… turn that temperature down," he told "Hannity" Monday. "The president was shot in the head in my own state just back in Butler too. People seem to, they forgot that, too.""We really got lucky because it could have been far more even catastrophic, and I'm so grateful no one was hurt." if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('desktop', 'lb2', 'desktop-desk-ad-lb2', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } TRUMP RUSHED AWAY FROM WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS' DINNER AS SHOTS FIRED President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 25, 2026, following the cancellation of the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner after a possible shooting. (Getty Images) if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban2', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban2', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } The suspected shooter at the WHCA Dinner, Cole Allen, a computer scientist from Torrance, California, allegedly wrote in a manifesto note that his targets were Trump administration officials with the exception of FBI Director Kash Patel. According to Federal Election Commission records, Allen donated $25 to Kamala Harris during the 2024 election cycle. He faces three counts, including attempting to assassinate the President of the United States, transporting a firearm across state lines, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence. if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('tablet', 'lb3', 'tablet-tw-ad-lb3', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } Fetterman’s comments about political rhetoric come as comedian Jimmy Kimmel faces backlash after he jokingly called first lady Melania Trump an "expectant widow" days before the WHCA Dinner shooting."Our first lady, Melania, is here. Look at Melania, so beautiful. Mrs. Trump,…

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