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Did US Journalists Loot Wine During Shooting Scare? Viral Videos Show Bottles Taken From Gala |Trump
Hindustan Times ^ | April 26, 2026 | Staff

Posted on 04/27/2026 8:39:26 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie

Chaos at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner turned surreal as a brief shooting scare involving Donald Trump triggered panic—while viral videos showed journalists fleeing with food and wine, sparking a “Wine Gate” controversy. Pre-event remarks by press secretary Karoline Leavitt about “shots fired” added an eerie twist, as the FBI now probes the incident amid global scrutiny.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: whcd; winegate

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These "journalists" are just disgusting.
1 posted on 04/27/2026 8:39:26 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: The_Media_never_lie

https://www.news18.com/viral/wine-gate-journalists-flee-with-luxury-booze-amid-chaos-following-white-house-gala-shooting-watch-10058139.html


2 posted on 04/27/2026 8:40:34 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie ( )
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Everyone steals wine when shots ring out at dinner parties.


3 posted on 04/27/2026 8:41:27 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie ( )
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Just the blue hair screamin’ mammy banshee RATS stealing the bottles to make molotove cocktails.


4 posted on 04/27/2026 8:43:12 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (The Party of Death's DemonRAT Flying Luigi Monkeys and their furry butt butties SUCK.)
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Watta fashion flop----the wine stealer wears furs in April.

5 posted on 04/27/2026 8:45:31 AM PDT by Liz (Jonathan Swift: Govrnment without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery .)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Yep. It almost as if they knew something was going to happen but knew they themselves weren’t in any danger.

Personally....I find that behavior a bit more than a little odd.


6 posted on 04/27/2026 8:51:00 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America....so great even the people that hate it, won't leave)
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If the bottles were open, they would be thrown out. No reason to blame people for saving some of their expensive dinner.


7 posted on 04/27/2026 8:52:43 AM PDT by marktwain (----------------------)
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“wears furs in April”

Probably lined with pockets large enough to accommodate wine sized bottles.


8 posted on 04/27/2026 8:52:45 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America....so great even the people that hate it, won't leave)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

I reckon she thought: “Why let good wine go waste?”

If she hadn’t taken it the wait staff, likely, would have.

My guess is that it had already been paid for.

A gurl needs to get her drank on!


9 posted on 04/27/2026 8:52:58 AM PDT by old school
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I can’t imagine an issue with anyone taking especially open bottles.

It was chaos and you’d typically throw out open bottles.


10 posted on 04/27/2026 8:57:55 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Tickets are $300, with $125 of that being a tax deductible contribution to the journalism organization.

I might take a bottle of wine, too, since I didn’t even get a chance to eat the rubber chicken dinner.


11 posted on 04/27/2026 8:57:55 AM PDT by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.)
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To: Liz

In my hometown, it was not unusual to see old rich ladies wearing their mink coats to the grocery store. All dressed up and no where to go, I guess.


12 posted on 04/27/2026 8:59:01 AM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: marktwain

If the bottles were open, they would be thrown out. No reason to blame people for saving some of their expensive dinner.

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I disagree. This is ghetto like behavior. In the midst of an emergency. And that big ol’ gal in the blue and white dress along with the broad with the funky faux fur?

Ghetto.


13 posted on 04/27/2026 8:59:03 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Import the third world. Become the second world.)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

we had a work party once where they bought a crap tonne of beer and wine, when it was time to leave we saw everyone grabbing cases of beer, and I was like ? but the caterers were just handing it out so I loaded up my hatchback with like 20 cases, and was super paranoid driving home cause well, at least I brought 10 cases into work the next day for the people who didn’t make the party.


14 posted on 04/27/2026 9:00:00 AM PDT by algore ( )
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To: Liz

In her defense it was cold and raining


15 posted on 04/27/2026 9:00:48 AM PDT by j.havenfarm (25 years on Free Republic, 12/10/25! More than 12,750 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Because they are entitled?
mebe it’s why nobody reports on blix inner city looters....


16 posted on 04/27/2026 9:02:08 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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To: The_Media_never_lie

I’d be grabbing dinners out of the kitchen, myself.


17 posted on 04/27/2026 9:03:13 AM PDT by fruser1
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To: ConservativeMind

I can’t imagine an issue with anyone taking especially open bottles.
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I agree... much to do about nothing. The event was over, why throw out the wine if one can just take it upstairs if one has a room there and have a glass or two before going out for dinner? It was already paid for....


18 posted on 04/27/2026 9:09:12 AM PDT by hecticskeptic
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Don’t waste the wine......


19 posted on 04/27/2026 9:13:46 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? On hold! Enlisted USN 1967 proudly. 🚫💉! 🇮🇱🙏! Winning currently!)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

I don’t blame her! There just going to throw it out any ways. She can take it to her room and have a great time!


20 posted on 04/27/2026 9:17:47 AM PDT by US_MilitaryRules (#PureBlood )
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