Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles has said that he personally overheard a reporter wishing for President Donald Trump to be shot, while hiding from the shooter herself, during the assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday.
The congressman said that while attendees were hiding, he heard a female reporter declare, “I hope they kill the orange MF.”
Ogles went public about what he heard during a conversation with podcast host Lynden Blake.
“There was a reporter, I probably shouldn’t say this, but I’m going to say it, there was a reporter in the room who was under a table, and when the shots went off, and everybody’s hiding, she said, ‘I hope they kill the orange MF,’” Ogles explained.
“That was a journalist in the room, who was hoping that when she stood up, the President of the United States would be dead,” he emphasized.
WATCH:
WATCH: Rep @AndyOgles told me he heard a reporter at the WHCD Saturday night say “I hope they kill the orange MF” (talking about President Trump) while she was hiding from the shooter. pic.twitter.com/GuRwowtNAf
— Lynden Blake (@LyndenBlake) April 27, 2026
Ogles later posted the clip on his X account, writing, “To the Left, it’s no longer a battlefield of ideas; it’s open warfare.”
To the Left, it’s no longer a battlefield of ideas; it’s open warfare. https://t.co/LtOtOlLofp
— Congressman Andy Ogles (@AndyOgles) April 27, 2026
While I was in the room, a gunman tried to kill President Trump, cabinet members, and other elected officials in DC Saturday night.
Despite this, I went to a public venue to have an honest dialogue with students who vehemently disagreed with me. My good-faith effort for civil… https://t.co/wIZ349fUKp
— Rep. Andy Ogles (@RepOgles) April 27, 2026
Ogles also shared the clip from his official government account, writing:
While I was in the room, a gunman tried to kill President Trump, cabinet members, and other elected officials in DC Saturday night.
Despite this, I went to a public venue to have an honest dialogue with students who vehemently disagreed with me. My good-faith effort for civil discourse was met with shouts and name-calling.
My side uses dialogue, the other side uses intimidation.
A large number of the replies are demanding that Ogles publicly name the reporter, with many arguing that she has no business covering the White House or attending future press events if the allegation is true.
Some have called for her to be reported to the Secret Service and permanently disinvited from the annual dinner.
Blake responded to a comment asking for their name, saying she is “working to find out more on who said this.”
Working to find out more on who said this. https://t.co/ujPPgo5oUj
— Lynden Blake (@LyndenBlake) April 27, 2026
As of early Tuesday morning, Ogles has not yet identified the reporter.
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