Jim Jordan blames left-wing rhetoric after armed assailant disrupts WHCA Dinner

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, discusses the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting, the event's security and the SPLC's indictment on 'Sunday Morning Futures.' Rep. Jim Jordan said Sunday that the latest apparent assassination attempt targeting President Donald Trump reflected a dangerous political climate fueled by what he described as left-wing rhetoric. The Ohio Republican praised Trump's poise on "Sunday Morning Futures," saying "very few human beings" could "handle things the way that he has," notwithstanding "the last 10 years [of] all the attacks by the left and the weaponization of government." Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said Republicans are "the party of common sense," and Democrats are "the party that takes these crazy positions." (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) He advocated for "robust debate" but argued people on the political left were standi