Why Trump, MAGA and Fetterman say correspondents’ dinner shooting seals the deal for $400M White House ballroom

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsWhy Trump, MAGA and Fetterman say correspondents’ dinner shooting seals the deal for $400M White House ballroomTrump and allies — including the Pennsylvania Democrat — claim controversial East Wing demolition replacement is necessary to mitigate security risksJohn Bowden in Washington, D.C. Sunday 26 April 2026 16:05 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":"b2965186","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-ballroom-correspondents-dinner-shooting-fetterman-maga-b2965186.html","title":"Why MAGA and Fetterman say correspondents’ shooting seals deal for Trump’s ballroom"}}CloseMoment Trump is rushed out of White House Correspondents Dinner after shots are firedSign 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","new...