MORNING GLORY: Trump saw the truth legacy media missed — sick minds are fueling violence
In a '60 Minutes' interview following an assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, President Donald Trump described the suspect as mentally ill and criticized the media for amplifying the attacker's manifesto. The article, an opinion piece, argues that legacy media failed to recognize the pattern of violence driven by severely disturbed individuals. It calls for a deeper study of such perpetrators' shared traits and warns of the internet's role in radicalizing and exacerbating mental illness. The author also references historical moral frameworks as a counter to modern ideological extremism.
- ▪President Trump characterized the suspect in the April 25, 2026, White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting as a 'sick guy' with serious mental problems.
- ▪Trump criticized '60 Minutes' for quoting the suspect's manifesto during the interview, calling the media's actions irresponsible.
- ▪The opinion piece suggests a distinct category of violent actors—'statement killers'—who are driven by mental illness rather than conventional criminal motives.
- ▪The author argues that the internet plays a significant role in radicalizing and worsening mental health issues in vulnerable individuals.
- ▪Reference is made to thinkers like Tolkien and Lewis, who emphasized enduring moral truths as a defense against destructive ideologies.
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Opinion MORNING GLORY: Trump saw the truth legacy media missed — sick minds are fueling violence From Columbine to the White House attack, a pattern recognition gap persists in studying what drives so-called statement killers By Hugh Hewitt Fox News Published April 28, 2026 5:00am EDT | Updated April 28, 2026 6:57am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Trump calls '60 Minutes' 'disgraceful' in post-WHCD interview President Donald Trump criticized CBS News' "60 Minutes" for reading from the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting suspect's alleged manifesto. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! "He was probably a pretty sick guy," President Trump correctly concluded about his would-be assassin in a Sunday night "60 Minutes" interview on CBS about the Saturday night attack on the White House Correspondents’ Association annual gathering. "A man with a lot of problems," the president added later in the interview. 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'); } "I wasn’t worried," the president said. "I understand life. We live in a crazy world.""Look, you have sick people, and you have to mitigate the risk," President Trump concluded. He’s right, of course. But how? 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 CALLS '60 MINUTES' HOST 'DISGRACEFUL' FOR READING WHCD SUSPECT'S ALLEGED MANIFESTO ON AIR 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'); } President Trump also flashed some justifiable anger at the 20-minute mark in a 40-minute interview, when Norah O’Donnell repeated the slanders in the would-be assassin’s manifesto. There are so many excellent questions that could be asked in a 40-minute interview that this was an abuse of time that, while predictable, should trigger a shake-up at "60 Minutes." It is not hard to interview the president in a responsible fashion. 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'); } The decision to quote a crazy person’s libel in front of that enormous audience is a massive failure of editorial judgment, and another incredible unforced error by legacy media that just cannot read the national room. That decision ranks with former CNBC Chief Washington Correspondent John Harwood’s epic fail in a 2016 debate when he asked then-candidate Donald Trump whether his run for the White House was a "comic book version of a presidential campaign," a dropping of the mask that may have ultimately forced Harwood to move to another…
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