Trump rips 'disgraceful' Norah O'Donnell for reading WHCA shooting suspect's manifesto
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President Trump on Sunday criticized CBS News’s Norah O’Donnell for reading the reported manifesto of the suspected gunman at Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner, calling …
President Trump on Sunday criticized CBS News’s Norah O’Donnell for reading the reported manifesto of the suspected gunman at Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner, calling the veteran reporter a “disgrace.” “I was waiting for you to read that because I knew you would because you’re horrible people. Horrible people,” Trump told O’Donnell in a “60 Minutes” interview taped Sunday afternoon, later calling her “disgraceful.” Trump appeared on Sunday’s episode of “60 Minutes” to discuss Saturday’s shooting at the annual WHCA dinner. Shortly after the dinner began, a heavily armed man ran through security at the Washington Hilton, where he exchanged gunfire with law enforcement officials before being apprehended. Trump, Cabinet members, lawmakers and other high-profile White House officials were evacuated from the ballroom and the dinner was ultimately cancelled. Multiple media reports have identified the suspected gunman as Cole Allen of Torrence, Calif. CBS News and other outlets reported Sunday that Allen wrote a manifesto stating he intended to target administration officials. A White House official confirmed to The Hill that the suspect did write such a manifesto. O’Donnell on Sunday began reading a portion of the reported manifesto to Trump, saying, “The so-called manifesto is a stunning thing to read, Mr. President. He appears to reference a motive in it. …
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