US EditionTrump disputes ABC reporter’s account of call after WHCA dinner
Trump said no call was made, while Karl said the president phoned to check on him after the shooting and urged the dinner be rescheduled.
- President Donald Trump branded claims by ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl regarding a private phone call as a "very dishonest" fabrication on Monday.
- Karl appeared on ABC's "This Week" Sunday, telling host George Stephanopoulos that the President called his private landline at 7 a.m. after a security breach at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
- Posting to Truth Social, Trump claimed the report was a "hit on ME" and alleged the reporter actually tried and failed to reach the White House, not the reverse.
- President Trump granted Karl an exclusive phone interview Monday shortly after the dispute, discussing Iranian drone attacks on the UAE: "They were shot down for the most part," Trump told him.
- The clash highlights ongoing friction between the administration and legacy media outlets over reporting accuracy regarding private interactions, with both sides standing by conflicting accounts of the alleged call.
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Trump disputes ABC reporter’s account of call after WHCA dinner
President Trump on Monday denied that he called ABC News reporter Jonathan Karl to check in on him the morning after the shooting in the vicinity of the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner. In a video he posted to the social platform X on April 26, Karl said that Trump called him just after…
Trump accuses ABC journalist of fabricating post-shooting phone call story
President Donald Trump disputed ABC News correspondent Jonathan Karl's account of their conversation the morning after the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting. On Monday afternoon, Trump posted on Truth Social that he made no such call, arguing the shooting was "a hit on ME, not HIM" and questioning why he would check on Karl. Trump claimed Karl actually called him, but he didn't answer, and accused the correspondent of dishonest reporti…
Trump Insists ‘It Was a Hit on ME, Not Him' in Wild Rant Against Reporter, Fixates on Assassination Attempt Being His Alone
Donald Trump on Monday fired off an angry, self-focused rant targeting a journalist, while referencing the aftermath of an assassination attempt against him. Trump’s combative message appeared less focused on the seriousness of the incident and more on making sure no one else shared in the spotlight. In a Truth Social post, Trump lashed out at Jonathan Karl of ABC News, denying a report about a phone call the day after the incident and repeatedl…
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