Donald Trump insisted he did not fall over during the Washington press dinner shooting and was fact checked til he farted
Donald Trump has insisted he wasn’t worried during the Washington press dinner shooting at the weekend, telling CBS’ 60 Minutes that the reason he wasn’t evacuated earlier is because he wanted to stay and have a look around.
And he absolutely, definitely 100% did not fall over in the melee that followed, he told Norah O’Donnell. Got that?
President Trump said he “wasn’t making it that easy” for the Secret Service as it responded when shots rang out at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, because he wanted to see what was going on. @NorahODonnell‘s interview with the President, tonight on 60 Minutes. pic.twitter.com/Us7RqmMqg2
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) April 26, 2026
And yet, well, there was something about that ‘not falling down’ bit that didn’t ring true with some people. Lots of people, in fact. Because … look.
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It’s ok, dude. You fell. No need to be weird about it. People fall. It’s this constant need to lie and be weird about everything that makes nobody believe anything. Just be normal! https://t.co/4XLMl5q9iV
— Brett Meiselas (@BMeiselas) April 26, 2026
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He fell down. https://t.co/5MZozYDMYH pic.twitter.com/JBW0odr1Hm
— Molly Ploofkins (@Mollyploofkins) April 26, 2026
3.
Hmm. Do the agents typically reach for a person and pull him back up right away immediately after asking him to get closer to the ground? https://t.co/Mle5sDFWbd pic.twitter.com/8mM0SlmbjY
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) April 26, 2026
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Lying about stupid shit like whether you fell down during a very chaotic situation is why half the internet believes the whole thing was staged https://t.co/To8OBVfedj
— Mike Nellis (@MikeNellis) April 26, 2026
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Lmao if he didn’t fall down like he says which clearly looks like he did….why did the agents react in such a way to pick his fat ass up so quickly 🤔pic.twitter.com/41SIHZbQQA https://t.co/41SIHZbQQA https://t.co/grb51YOxj2
— Wu Tang is for the Children (@WUTangKids) April 26, 2026
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Absolute comedy gold 😭🤣😂 A 60 Minutes journalist confronts Trump about a chaotic security scare. Despite video showing him ducking, Trump desperately claims he was standing tall and actively slowing down the Secret Service just to watch. His fragile ego is completely unhinged. pic.twitter.com/zlmLstDEE8
— Furkan Gözükara (@FurkanGozukara) April 26, 2026