President Donald Trump is facing accusations from former allies that he is using the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting to push his agenda. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a former Georgia congresswoman, alleged that Trump is leveraging the incident to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a divisive national security program set to expire April 30.
Greene argued that Trump's current support for a clean extension of FISA 702 without warrant protections contradicts his past outrage over surveillance abuses tied to the Russia investigation. Trump himself has promoted FISA renewal on Truth Social, citing the need for the program to support the military.
Greene questioned why the White House is not backing a revised version of FISA with warrant requirements for Americans. The controversy comes as Trump and the White House have pushed for the construction of a new ballroom at the White House, citing the need for security features.
