Johnson: Trump is 'strongest in times of crisis'

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Sunday that President Trump is “strongest in times of crisis” after a gunman interrupted the yearly White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner on Saturday. “Many in the media are discussing how President Trump was ‘so remarkably calm’ and ‘in control’ through the events last night. That is the mark [of] a great leader, and it defines who Donald Trump is. … I’ve spent a lot of time with him over the past several years, and he is at his strongest in times of crisis and turmoil,” Johnson wrote in a post on the social platform X on Sunday afternoon. “It is a primary reason why his time in office is so historic. Adding to that history, he has now survived a third assassination attempt,” the Speaker added. On Saturday evening, a man exchanged gunfire with law enforcement at the annual WHCA dinner hosted at the Washington Hilton. The president and first lady were evacuated, with journalists and government officials left shaken. The gunman shot one Secret Service agent and was armed with a shotgun, a handgun and multiple knives, per police. The law enforcement official was struck in his bulletproof vest and is expected to recover, according to administration officials. The suspect, according to multiple media reports, has been identified as Cole Allen. Allen, 31, is from Torrance, Calif., according to The Associated Press, and is a professional game designer. …