Trump disputes ABC reporter’s account of call after WHCA dinner

The Hill reports that President Trump denied making a call to ABC News reporter Jonathan Karl after a shooting near the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, contradicting Karl's public account that Trump called to check on him following the incident. The reporting is factual and sourced to Trump's own X post denying the call, with Karl's original claim also documented; however, the article description provided is truncated and lacks substantive detail about the context of the shooting, Karl's specific claims, or Trump's reasoning for the denial. Cross-referencing with Fox News, Daily Mail, and People.com confirms outlets are covering the dispute consistently, though outlets diverge on framing—Townhall characterizes it as Trump having called Karl, while most others emphasize the denial—suggesting the factual basis of the original claim remains contested. A critical reader should note that the core dispute hinges on competing first-person accounts with no independent verification visible in available reporting; watch for any additional evidence or witnesses that might clarify what actually occurred.