Jimmy Failla Sets the Record Straight on the VIRAL "Shots Fired" Clip | The Riley Gaines Show

The Riley Gaines Show

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Sports, News, Society & Culture, Politics

4.4 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Comedian and Fox News host Jimmy Failla provides an exclusive, firsthand account of the chaos at the 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner. From the moment shots rang out near the magnetometers to the evacuation of President Trump and his Cabinet, Failla breaks down the security failures and the media's "manufactured hysteria" leading up to the event. Plus, Riley and Jimmy tackle the viral Karoline Leavitt "shots fired" clip and why late-night comedy has transformed into political activism. Subscribe to The Riley Gaines Show so you never miss an episode! EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY 10AM ET Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Where the hell am I?
0:02.0	It's a fighting tournament.
0:04.0	To the death.
0:05.0	It's called Mortal Kombat for a reason.
0:09.0	The tournament begins.
0:11.0	Johnny Case.
0:13.0	You have been chosen to fight.
0:15.0	Come in or what?
0:16.0	I'm an actor.
0:17.0	I can't do this.
0:19.0	You're fighting for the fate of our world.
0:21.6	Get over here!
0:24.6	Mortal Kombat 2, in Cinema's May 8.
0:27.6	Book tickets now.
0:28.6	It's show time.
0:34.6	I've been to the dinner before the White House Correspondence dinner, and I will tell you, I did not really enjoy my time there.
0:41.3	My husband and I, I'll put a picture on screen. Look at us. We look so young. We went back in 2023 under President Biden. Didn't really enjoy it. Did not have a good time.
0:52.3	It was kind of underwhelmed, truthfully. For those of you don't really know what this night is, it's kind of like a night for all media to let loose. Like there's jokes being cut, left leaning, right leading, everything in between. It's just a night for good fun. I don't know if it's like the competitor in me, very like driven. I don't like to lose. I did not like hearing the
1:12.0	comedian on stage and President Biden, his administration, make jokes towards conservatives. So I kind
1:18.1	of vowed right then and there that I wasn't really interested in going again. Roll around to the
1:23.5	next year, 2024, was invited, didn't go. Same thing in 2025. Same thing even just this past
1:30.1	weekend. And boy, let me tell you, I'm glad I did not go. Before we get into this episode,
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