Donald Trump compares himself to Abraham Lincoln after gunshots fired at White House event
US President Donald Trump compared himself to former US President Abraham Lincoln after gunshots were fired at White House Correspondents' Dinner. "I have studied assassinations...they always go for the most impactful people, like Abraham Lincoln," he said while briefing the press. Notably, Lincoln, who was shot on April 14, 1865, was the first American President to be assassinated.