President Donald Trump criticised CBS News's Norah O'Donnell for reading the reported manifesto of the suspected gunman, Cole Allen, at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner. The president called O’Donnell a "disgrace" and "horrible people". The suspected gunman reportedly wrote a manifesto intending to target administration officials. The incident occurred shortly after the dinner, leading to the evacuation of the ballroom and the cancellation of the dinner. O'den continued reading the manifesto, stating that Allen also wrote social media posts against the president and anti-Christian rhetoric.