Trump slams conspiracy theories as ‘Staged’ trends after Correspondents’ Dinner shooting

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump slams conspiracy theories as ‘Staged’ trends after Correspondents’ Dinner shootingPresident Trump said that conspiracy theorists speculating about Saturday’s shooting are ‘more sick than they are con people’Owen Scott Monday 27 April 2026 11:54 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":"b2965525","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-cole-tomas-allen-conspiracy-b2965525.html","title":"Trump slams conspiracies as ‘Staged’ trends after Correspondents’ Dinner shooting"}}CloseTrump says he 'wasn't making it any easier' for Secret Service during WHCD 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"...