The right eerily repeated Trump's ballroom talking points, while the left went straight to conspiracy
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The right eerily repeated Trump's ballroom talking points, while the left went straight to conspiracy
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April 27, 2026 12:40PM (EDT)
MAGA media is using the attempted shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner to call for the construction of President Donald Trump's $400 million White House ballroom (Nathan Howard/Getty Images)
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