Cedars-Sinai Nurse Laments Trump Surviving White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting

A nurse practitioner at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles has drawn attention for a social media comment expressing disappointment that President Donald Trump survived a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner.

Matthew Shaffer, listed on the Cedars-Sinai website as a nurse practitioner, replied to a post about the April 25 incident at the Washington Hilton. User Jason Cosler wrote, "Someone missed again? Who is hiring these people," and Shaffer responded, "Up your game, people."

A Cedars-Sinai spokesperson told Fox News Digital, "Social media postings of individual staff members do not reflect the views or positions of Cedars-Sinai."

Shaffer's LinkedIn page shows he has worked as a full-time nurse practitioner at Cedars-Sinai Medical Group since March.

Authorities arrested shooting suspect Cole Tomas Allen on April 25 after he opened fire at the hotel during the dinner, which Trump attended for the first time as president. Allen faces life in prison and wanted to target Trump administration officials, law enforcement sources told Fox News Digital.

Allen graduated from Cal State University, Dominguez Hills in May 2025 with a master's degree in computer science, according to his LinkedIn page. He faces three federal counts: attempting to assassinate the president of the United States, transporting a firearm across state lines, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.

The post Shaffer replied to has sparked online backlash. Radio host Doug Wagner wrote on social media, "@CedarsSinai So, are you good with an RN of yours cheering on the assassination of the President? What if someone who is clearly a Trump supporter is in your hospital? Think maybe he could kill that person. You down with that?"

Fox News Digital reached out to Shaffer for comment but received no immediate response.