Trump calls ‘third rate’ ABC News anchor morning after correspondents’ dinner shooting with two things on his mind

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump calls ‘third rate’ ABC News anchor morning after correspondents’ dinner shooting with two things on his mindKarl says Trump, who has often insulted him, checked to see if he was OK and spoke about unityJohn Bowden in Washington, D.C. Sunday 26 April 2026 17:34 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":"b2965212","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-jon-karl-abc-whcd-b2965212.html","title":"Trump calls ‘third rate’ ABC News anchor morning after correspondents’ shooting"}}CloseTrump stumbles to floor while being rushed from dinner shootingSign 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":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","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 politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":fa...