Trump pivots from ‘speech of love’ to ‘you’re a disgrace’ in 24-hour media whiplash after correspondents’ dinner shooting

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsanalysisTrump pivots from ‘speech of love’ to ‘you’re a disgrace’ in 24-hour media whiplash after correspondents’ dinner shootingTrump’s post-White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting honeymoon is over almost as quickly as it started, writes Andrew Feinberg — if there ever really was one Monday 27 April 2026 21:20 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":"b2965868","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-white-house-shooting-cbs-news-interviews-b2965868.html","title":"Trump goes from ‘speech of love’ to ‘you’re a disgrace’ in 24-hour media whiplash"},"popoverPlacementOverride":"bottom"}CloseTrump lashes out at questions over shooter’s manifestoSign 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":...