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Correspondents’ Dinner Chaos Offset by Viral Clip of Man Eating Salad
A security scare sent officials diving for cover, but a livestreamed clip of superagent Michael Glantz calmly eating salad drew viral attention.
- Approximately 2,000 attendees at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner scrambled for cover after apparent gunshots rang out Saturday at the Washington Hilton. CAA superagent Michael Glantz remained seated, calmly continuing to eat his salad.
- Heavily armed Secret Service agents burst into the ballroom to evacuate federal officials, including President Donald Trump, while scores of guests huddled under tables. Glantz's otherwise empty table and composed demeanor were captured on a CNN livestream.
- CNN chief media analyst Brian Stelter identified the man as Glantz, who represents the network's Wolf Blitzer. One social media admirer wrote: "A very chill man...he just kept eating like the moment was someone else's problem and he was vindicated in the end. Absolute legend."
- Social media quickly dubbed him "the salad man," according to The New York Times, as the viral video captured his nonchalant behavior while emergency personnel swarmed the room. Glantz's composure transformed an ordinary dinner into an unexpected internet sensation.
- Glantz explained his composure to The New York Times, citing a bad back that prevented floor access and his "hygiene freak" streak about soiling his new tuxedo. As a New Yorker accustomed to sirens and urban chaos, he said, "I wanted to watch.
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NY man seen eating during White House dinner shooting goes viral
If guests at the correspondents' dinner soon left the room after the shots were fired, Michael Glantz did not.
A man's behaviour, identified as Michael Glantz, a talent agent at the Creative Artists Agency (CAA), became viral as a result of his reaction to gunfire during the Washington correspondents' dinner, reports Le Figaro.
He kept eating his salad as people ducked for cover
Michael Glantz has been identified as the man seen eating as others ducked for cover when shots were heard at the White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday evening. The talent agent has since gone viral for his reaction.
The shootings during Donald Trump's dinner with White House correspondents showed two attitudes of the attendees. While some ran for their lives and worried about the situation, others continued to eat and steal bottles of alcohol to continue the celebration elsewhere. The U.S. Secret Service evacuated on Saturday to President and First Lady Donald and Melania Trump, along with other members of the U.S. Cabinet after listening to shots while par…
Michael Glantz, a member of one of Hollywood's largest talent agencies, refused to land despite the detonations and evacuation of Donald Trump on Saturday night, quietly pursuing his meal.
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