‘INCITING VIOLENCE!’: Trump demands that ‘lunatic’ Democratic leader be charged over correspondents’ dinner shooting

NewsWorldAmericasUS politics‘INCITING VIOLENCE!’: Trump demands that ‘lunatic’ Democratic leader be charged over correspondents’ dinner shootingRep. Hakeem Jeffries call for ‘maximum warfare’ was related to Democrats’ effort to combat GOP gerrymanderingAndrew Feinberg in Washington, D.C. Thursday 07 May 2026 14:57 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2972307","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-hakeem-jeffries-whcd-shooting-b2972307.html","title":"Trump demands ‘lunatic’ Dem leader be charged over correspondents’ dinner shooting"}}Close'Clean up your own house' Jeffries fires back at White House over 'dangerous rhetoric' claimsSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"NSC","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US po...