"3 Assassination Attempts in 2 Years!" — Thune Delivers Chilling Senate Address After Correspondents' Dinner Shooting

Senate Majority Leader John Thune stood before the Senate and said what many in Washington have been struggling to put into words — it is difficult to believe this is the third time. The third time President Trump has faced an assassination attempt. Three times in two years. And Thune made clear that Saturday night's incident extended beyond Trump himself — the shooter's ambitions targeted other administration officials and Vice President JD Vance as well. The scope of what was planned, and the scale of what was prevented, is only now becoming clear. Thune said he is very grateful the tragedy was averted and that all attendees at the Correspondents' Dinner are safe. But he remains deeply disturbed. Because three assassination attempts in two years is not a coincidence. It is a crisis. He expressed particular gratitude for the law enforcement officers who responded rapidly and secured the shooter before anyone was harmed — and specifically called out Capitol Police for activating quickly to help members and staffers make their way home safely after the chaos of the evening. Their professionalism and speed, he said, is the reason the night did not end in catastrophe. Stay updated on John Thune, Trump assassination attempts, DHS funding, White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting, Senate response, and the latest breaking U.S. political news. #JohnThune #Trump #AssassinationAttempt #WHCD2026 #DHSFunding #BreakingNews #USPolitics #ThuneCondems #CorrespondentsDinnerShooting #Senate #DHS #LawEnforcement #TrumpSecurity #CapitolPolice #DHSUnfunded #DemocratsBlockFunding #ThuneSeante #TrumpThirdAttempt #USNews2026