{"id":2390307,"date":"2026-04-26T19:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T19:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2390307"},"modified":"2026-04-26T19:42:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T19:42:00","slug":"patricia-heaton-pleads-with-left-friends-amid-whcd-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/patricia-heaton-pleads-with-left-friends-amid-whcd-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Patricia Heaton Pleads With ‘Left’ Friends Amid WHCD Shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Actress Patricia Heaton<\/a> <\/b>shared an impactful message in the aftermath of the shooting at the 2026 White House Correspondents\u2019 Association Dinner.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t happy when [Bill] Clinton, [Barack] Obama<\/b> or [Joe] Biden <\/b>won, but I didn\u2019t call them fascist\/dangerous\/threat to democracy,\u201d Heaton, 68, wrote via X<\/span><\/a> on Sunday, April 26, seemingly referring to the critics of President Donald Trump<\/b> and his second term in office. \u201cI didn\u2019t hope someone would assassinate them.\u201d<\/p>\n

She continued, \u201cI went on with my life with gratitude. Friends on the left, please try this. Your life and our country will be better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump, 79, attended the annual WHCA dinner on Saturday, April 25, for the first time. Shortly after the event, meant to celebrate freedom of the press, began, shots ran out outside the ballroom. The president, Vice President JD Vance<\/b>, first lady Melania Trump <\/b>and other members of the Trump administration were subsequently evacuated from the venue<\/span><\/a>. A secret service member was shot during the incident, but his ballistic vest protected him. He was taken to a local hospital where he was subsequently released and reportedly sent home.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tPresident Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed off stage at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner in Washington D.C. after shots reportedly broke out. celebrity.land reported that Donald, 79, Melania, 56, and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt were \u201csafe\u201d after they were evacuated for security reasons. \u201cA suspect is in custody,\u201d a [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

No one else was harmed during the shooting.<\/p>\n

\u201cQuite an evening in D.C. Secret Service and Law Enforcement did a fantastic job<\/a>. They acted quickly and bravely,\u201d Donald wrote via his Truth Social platform later that evening. \u201cThe shooter has been apprehended, and I have recommended that we \u2018LET THE SHOW GO ON\u2019 but, will entirely be guided by Law Enforcement.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cThey will make a decision shortly. Regardless of that decision, the evening will be much different than planned, and we\u2019ll just, plain, have to do it again.\u201d<\/p>\n

WHCA president Weijia Jiang <\/b>later confirmed that the annual gala<\/a> will be rescheduled.<\/p>\n

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