Woke CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer has said that in the seconds after a gunman opened fire near him at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, his first thought was, “Is he trying to shoot me?”
Blitzer, who was only a few feet from the attacker by a security checkpoint outside the Washington Hilton ballroom, has repeatedly described the encounter as “very frightening” and “terrifying” in interviews since the April 25 shooting.
In a live CNN interview on the night of the attack, Blitzer recounted leaving the men’s restroom, seeing a man with “a very, very serious weapon,” hearing three to six deafening shots, and being thrown to the ground by a police officer who shielded him as the suspect kept firing just a few feet away.
He said he was then escorted back into the restroom with about 15 other men to shelter in place, all while wondering who the gunman was aiming at and whether he himself was about to be shot.
Authorities say the suspect, identified in multiple reports as 31‑year‑old Cole Tomas Allen of California, tried to charge a Secret Service checkpoint at the hotel with multiple firearms, prompting officers and agents to subdue and arrest him as President Donald Trump and other officials were rushed from the ballroom.
Officials and later fact‑checks have said early indications are that the attacker was seeking to target Trump administration figures, not Blitzer or other journalists, though investigators are still reviewing motive.
Clips of Blitzer’s CNN appearance, including his remark that his first thought was “Is he trying to shoot me?”, went viral on X, Instagram and TikTok, drawing mockery from some users who accused the cringe anchor of exaggerating his fear and finding a way to make the event all about himself.
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