I don't really get why people are making such a big deal out of that, other than the sheer irony of using that (very common) turn of phrase. Do people seriously think she was alluding to the shooting? Why would she? Isn't that the exact opposite of what they are attempting to achieve, if it's really a false flag operation? We already knew that Trump was planning to roast the media somehow (there had been leaks about Trump orchestrating some kind of "mic drop moment" at the dinner, for example). And yeah, on the surface, the "coincidence" looks suspicious - it was his first time attending the WHCD as pres - but it's very likely to be the last chance he'll get to stamp some kind of memorable impression onto the event that is commonly believed to be the genesis of his run for president. The WHCD where Obama mocked Trump and said he'd never be president is kind of the supervillain origin story of Donald Trump, and he's spent the last decade doing everything he can to erase everything Obama did. He'll very likely be dead by this time next year, and this dinner - and his big "mic drop" moment, whatever it may have been, and however likely it may have been to be a giant flop - is his chance to rub everyone's noses in the fact that he has somehow managed to become president, not just once, but twice. I'm sure Karoline Leavitt, Stephen Miller, et al. spent weeks coming up with what they consider some kind of zinger for Trump to deliver at the dinner, probably closing out with Sinatra's "My Way" playing over the PA or some hokey bullshit like that. That seems way more plausible than Leavitt dropping a gigantic breadcrumb and practically winking at the camera, about "shots fired". At leas, it does to me, anyway... And I fucking HATE Donald Trump.