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Fetterman says WHCA dinner shooting 'not staged' as poll shows 1 in 3 Democrats think it was
Key takeaways
- John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Monday shamed his party following a statistic that showed 1 in 3 Democrats believe the White House Correspondents Association dinner shooting was staged.
- My party can t be the tin foil hat brigade, Fetterman wrote in a post on X.
- I was there a table away and I promise you, this was not staged, he added.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Monday shamed his party following a statistic that showed 1 in 3 Democrats believe the White House Correspondents Association dinner shooting was staged.
Assassinations + political violence are real. My party can t be the tin foil hat brigade, Fetterman wrote in a post on X.
I was there a table away and I promise you, this was not staged, he added.
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