The president said the attack on the White House Correspondents' Dinner was more proof he needs a ballroom Nights and Weekends Editor Published April 26, 2026 1:24PM (EDT) Construction on Trump's enormous ballroom began this week. Not everyone was pleased about it. Even on Fox News. (Salwan Georges / The Washington Post / Getty Images) At this point, Donald Trump has the hang of taking advantage of failed assassination attempts. After all, people trying to kill Trump in public is almost old hat. Since his spur-of-the-moment, camera-ready reaction in Butler, Pa . in 2024, Trump has made it through at least two more would-be killings, and he’s ready to cash in on the most recent one immediately. Mere hours after a gunman was arrested near the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in D.C. on Saturday, the president was using the failed attack to stump for his big, beautiful ballroom.…