"Trump stated, 'Jonathan Karl, of ABC Fake News, made a statement that I called him early in the morning, the day after the assassination attempt, to ask whether or not HE was OK. No, this was a hit on ME, not HIM, and I didn't make such a call, why would I do that?'"
"Karl said, 'I got a call this morning on my landline about a little after 7 a.m. Not a lot of people call me on that number these days. But it was the president. It was President Trump calling, he said, to see if I was okay with all that happened last night.'"
"Karl continued, 'And then we spoke for a few minutes and he reiterated what he said last night about feeling unity in the room, and about his absolute insistence that this dinner, the White House Correspondents' Dinner, be rescheduled and rescheduled soon.'"
Trump criticized ABC News anchor Jonathan Karl for claiming that Trump called him after the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting. Trump stated he did not make such a call and labeled Karl's reporting as dishonest. Karl, however, recounted that Trump did call him to check on his well-being and discussed the need to reschedule the dinner. Karl reiterated this account during a live broadcast, emphasizing Trump's concern for the event and the Secret Service's response.
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