{"id":84918,"date":"2026-04-27T06:55:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T06:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/karoline-leavitt-discusses-whcd-after-promising-shots-fired\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T06:55:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T06:55:20","slug":"karoline-leavitt-discusses-whcd-after-promising-shots-fired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/karoline-leavitt-discusses-whcd-after-promising-shots-fired\/","title":{"rendered":"Karoline Leavitt Discusses WHCD After Promising Shots Fired"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>White House press secretary <strong>Karoline Leavitt<\/strong> broke her silence on the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner shooting after previously declaring there would be \u201cshots fired\u201d at the event.<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt, 28, took to Instagram on Sunday, April 26, to reflect on the shooting that saw her, President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong>, first lady <strong>Melania Trump<\/strong> and other administration officers evacuated from the Washington Hilton ballroom one day prior due to shots ringing out over dinner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat was supposed to be a fun night with President Trump delivering jokes and celebrating free speech was hijacked by a depraved anti-Trump lunatic who sought to assassinate the President and kill as many top Trump administration officials as possible,\u201d Leavitt\u2019s Instagram post read.<\/p>\n<p>Just minutes before shots were heard at the gala, Leavitt, who is pregnant with her second child to husband <strong>Nicholas Riccio<\/strong>, told Fox News on the red carpet that a speech to be delivered to Trump, 79, would be \u201cfunny\u201d and \u201centertaining,\u201d and that there \u201cwill be some shots fired tonight in the room.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/President-Joe-Biden-and-More-Address-Chiefs-Super-Bowl-Parade-Shooting-2.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1438px%2C813px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"President Joe Biden and More Address Chiefs Super Bowl Parade Shooting\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/President-Joe-Biden-and-More-Address-Chiefs-Super-Bowl-Parade-Shooting-2.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">President Joe Biden and More Address Chiefs Super Bowl Parade Shooting<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tCelebrities and NFL stars are speaking out after the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs\u2019 Super Bowl parade. The Kansas City police department confirmed on Wednesday, February 14, that one parade attendee had died and at least 10 other people were gravely injured during the parade. The Missouri football team was celebrating their Sunday, February [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Leavitt\u2019s post, accompanied by a carousel of photos taken prior and during the dinner, and in the aftermath of the evacuation, continued, \u201cI was with President Trump and the First Lady back stage after we were quickly ushered to safety by Secret Service. President Trump was truly fearless, but as he said last night, this political violence needs to end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post, which captured Leavitt seated beside Vice President <strong>JD Vance<\/strong> in the White House Oval Office, concluded, \u201cThank you to law enforcement for keeping all of us safe, including the brave agent who took a bullet to the chest and immediately moved to neutralize the shooter. Pray for our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Washington D.C. law enforcement officials confirmed that a 31-year-old man from California was apprehended as a result of the shooting incident on Saturday, April 25. He has been charged with two counts of using a firearm and one count of assault on a federal officer using a dangerous weapon. The suspect\u2019s motives and condition remain unknown.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Whitney-Leavitt-Breaks-Silence.png?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Mormon Wives\u2019 Whitney Leavitt Breaks Silence After Taylor Frankie Paul Scandal: \u2018So Fresh\u2019\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Whitney-Leavitt-Breaks-Silence.png?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Whitney Leavitt Breaks Silence After Taylor Frankie Paul&#8217;s DV Allegations<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tWhitney Leavitt is breaking her silence in the wake of fellow The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives cast member Taylor Frankie Paul\u2019s most recent domestic dispute. \u201cI have a lot of emotions about it and I\u2019m still processing everything that\u2019s happening, but the safety of human beings, especially children, comes first,\u201d Whitney told Interview Magazine [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A member of the Secret Service was shot during the incident, which took place near the venue\u2019s \u201cmain magnetometer,\u201d per information provided by the Secret Service. Trump later confirmed that the Secret Service agent was recovering in the hospital.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe vest did its job. I just spoke to the officer and he\u2019s doing great,\u201d Trump told reporters in the event\u2019s wake.<\/p>\n<p>The White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner served as a temporary farewell for Leavitt as she prepares to welcome her second child in the coming days. (Leavitt and Riccio, 60, are also parents to son Nico, born in July 2024.)<\/p>\n<p>In the hours that followed the shooting, Leavitt personally confirmed via an X post that Trump had scheduled a press conference in the late hours of Saturday night. In her Instagram post, Leavitt included a photo from the press conference that showed her standing beside the lectern that Trump spoke from.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt broke her silence on the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner shooting after previously declaring there would be \u201cshots fired\u201d at the event. 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