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Pennsylvania senators, Fetterman and McCormick, react to White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting

Fetterman said the event exposed security vulnerabilities and called for stronger protections at large gatherings.

Pennsylvania senators, Fetterman and McCormick, react to White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting
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Apr 27, 2026
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Pennsylvania senators John Fetterman and Dave McCormick responded to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting: Fetterman called for better security, while McCormick thanked law enforcement and said he was relieved attendees were safe. The Justice Department also cited the shooting while pressing preservationists to drop their lawsuit over President Trump’s planned ballroom.

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John Fetterman D · PA · SEN

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John Fetterman
D · PA · SEN

Pennsylvania senator responding to the shooting

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David McCormick
R · PA · SEN

Pennsylvania senator responding to the shooting

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Todd Blanche
R · Attorney General

Acting attorney general advocating construction of the ballroom

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose planned ballroom is the subject of the lawsuit

ALSO MENTIONED  Brett Shumate, Assistant attorney general who wrote the letter to the preservationists

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Pennsylvania Senators React to White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting

Outlets agree that shots were fired at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and that Fetterman made statements afterward. Center outlets present the event through the Pennsylvania senators’ reactions, emphasizing attendee safety and security. Right-leaning outlets connect Fetterman’s post-shooting remarks to political rhetoric and violence, with one stressing his call to cool rhetoric and the other reporting an apology.

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