US EditionMan Who Kept Eating Salad During WHCA Dinner Shooting Says He ‘Wasn’t Scared’
The suspected gunman is in custody, and one Secret Service agent was wounded and later released after the chaotic ballroom shooting.
- Creative Artists Agency agent Michael Glantz was identified yesterday as the man seen calmly eating salad during the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, becoming an internet sensation after viral footage surfaced.
- Shots were fired outside the Washington Hilton on Saturday night during the White House Correspondents' Dinner attended by President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and Vice President JD Vance.
- Glantz told TMZ he felt safe due to the large police presence, though his main concern during the "horrific moment" was Wolf Blitzer, his client, who was knocked down in the commotion.
- Suspected shooter Cole Thomas Allen is in custody, while one Secret Service agent who was shot was released from the hospital Sunday morning in stable condition.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the suspect is "not actively cooperating" with authorities, while officials believe the gunman "likely" targeted President Trump during the event.
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Man who kept eating salad during WHCA dinner shooting says he ‘wasn’t scared’
One man who did not panic after shots were fired in the vicinity of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday was Michael Glantz. Glantz, an agent at the Creative Artists Agency, was captured on CNN calmly sitting at his table and eating salad in the aftermath of the shooting. Just after 8:30 p.m.…
By continuing to taste a burrata in the midst of chaos, at the correspondents' dinner in Washington, D.C., on Saturday 25 April, Michael Glantz showed that it is still possible to keep his dignity, and to cut himself off from the world and his bustle.
During Donald Trump's evacuation from the press gala, several people stood out for strange behaviors.
'Salad Man' Explains Why He Didn’t Take Cover Amid Shooting
Michael Glantz, the man who went viral for casually eating his salad amid the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting, revealed that he did not duck for cover as he has a “bad back” and is a “hygiene freak.” Glantz, a “super-agent” with the Creative Artists Agency, has been trending as “#saladman” on social media. Commenters appear wowed by the contrast of those seeking cover under the tables around Glantz while he looks unfazed, eating, in …
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