President Trump denies that he called ABC News reporter Jonathan Karl the morning after the shooting near the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner. Trump disputes Karl’s account, which says the president called him shortly after the incident. According to multiple reports, Trump responds by rejecting Karl’s claim and characterizing it as inaccurate. Trump’s denial is presented through a video posted on the social media platform X on April 26, in which he says the call did not occur. Fox News and The Hill both report that Trump directly contests Karl’s version of events, while the Daily Mail similarly describes Trump as criticizing Karl’s reporting as “very dishonest.”
The accounts in these sources focus on the disagreement between Trump and Karl rather than providing additional details about the shooting itself or any independent verification of whether a call took place. All outlets describe the dispute as centering on whether Trump contacted Karl to check on him following the WHCA dinner shooting.
