Trump spokeswoman Leavitt tees off on ‘crazed Democrats’ for White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting: ‘Cult of hatred’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump spokeswoman Leavitt tees off on ‘crazed Democrats’ for White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting: ‘Cult of hatred’Leavitt says media rhetoric over Trump’s authoritarian tendencies has led to assassination attemptsAndrew Feinberg in Washington, D.C. Monday 27 April 2026 19:27 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":"b2965916","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-shooting-democrats-political-violence-leavitt-b2965916.html","title":"Leavitt tees off on ‘crazed Democrats’ for WHCD shooting: ‘Cult of hatred’"}}CloseWhite House attacks Jimmy Kimmel, the media and Democrats over 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":"...