analysis The right eerily repeated Trump's ballroom talking points, while the left went straight to conspiracy Published April 27, 2026 12:40PM (EDT) MAGA media is using the attempted shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner to call for the construction of President Donald Trump's $400 million White House ballroom (Nathan Howard/Getty Images) In the chaotic minutes after news broke that a gunman had attempted to breach security at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, a familiar pattern unfolded on social media. A chorus of pro-Trump influencers and officials arrived at the same eerily specific and singular conclusion: The country needs Donald Trump’s ballroom .  It’s quite the departure from when a gunman shot and killed Charlie Kirk in September. Then the MAGA movement immediately called for a campaign of political repression .…