A way for Trump to (legitimately) get out of the dinner?
Really, really suss as far as I’m concerned 
From NYTimes link above (posted 3 mins ago):
President Trump posted on social media: “Quite an evening in D.C. Secret Service and Law Enforcement did a fantastic job. They acted quickly and bravely. The shooter has been apprehended, and I have recommended that we ‘LET THE SHOW GO ON’ but will entirely be guided by Law Enforcement. They will make a decision shortly. Regardless of that decision, the evening will be much different than planned, and we’ll just, plain, have to do it again.”
Maybe a Doper who follows truth social can confirm?
Just in on CNN (9:42 pm EDT): Trump has stated that he will speak from the White House in 30 minutes.
Whoop-de-fuck.
Sorry I’ll miss that. I have to clean my toenails.
And those litter boxes won’t clean themselves.
Hey, don’t shoot the messenger!
As for me, I’ve got a crossword puzzle that badly needs completing.
I’m guessing we will hear about how things like this could never happen if he can just build his big, beautiful ballroom. It certainly won’t be about his concern for “the enemy of the people” who were gathered there.
That’s reasonable.
Seems to me that security worked as designed tonight.
The GOP wants us to have the right to carry loaded weapons around D.C.
Check.
As Trump says regarding nuclear weapons, there’s not much point in having the weapon and not using same.
Check.
The GOP also apparently wants there to be security checkpoints which are the point past which you cannot shoot people. That worked as well.
I shouldn’t be too cynical. This kind of security checkpoint is a reasonable attempt to isolate where shooting occurs from where POTUS is. Given that POTUS is an extremely dangerous job, it may make sense.
I took one for the team and watched a couple minutes of it. The look on Markwayne Mullin’s face when the Dumpster mentioned The Ballroom was priceless: “Why am I standing here with this guy?”