Corinne Baum, a children’s teacher, is being blasted for indicating that she is upset about Donald Trump not getting killed in the White House dinner shooting.
A police K-9 Unit officer works outside the venue following a shooting incident during the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 25, 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno (REUTERS)
Baum did not explicitly say that she wanted Trump to be assassinated, but she did express her frustration that she did not wake up to “that news.”
Who is Corinne Baum?
Libs of TikTok shared a screenshot of Baum’s LinkedIn account, which revealed that she is a teacher at The Children’s House in Cincinnati.
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“Man, there’s been a few creators on here saying that like Friday or yesterday could have been the day and then I wake up to that news but not that news,” Baum said in the video. “We’re gonna have to pay really close attention to what they’re trying to actually distract us from.”
“Every parent needs to contact this school! Immediately!” one user said. “Who is hiring all of these lunatics to be the teachers of our children?” said a user, while another wrote, “Definitely fire her!! A sick in the head person teaching young children is never a safe bet. How could you ever trust her?”
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One said, “Vet all educational employees! It’s way overdue!”
Donald Trump and other government officials were evacuated from the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner after gunshots broke out. Shooting suspect Cole Tomas Allen, 31, faces charges of two counts of using a firearm during a crime of violence and one count of assault on an officer using a dangerous weapon after breaching security at the Washington Hilton. He shot a law enforcement agent who was not seriously injured, Newsweek reported.
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