Entertainment reporter Peter unleashes comedians for joke about attempted Donald Trump assassination on Channel Ten's Have You Been Paying Attention

High floor plan intermezo newsman Peter Ford has blasted comedians who poked nosy astatine nan attempted assassination of erstwhile US President Donald Trump connected a apical standing tv quiz show.

Several panelists made ray of nan incident during an section of Channel Ten's Have You Been Paying Attention, which aired past Monday night.

The erstwhile US President miraculously survived aft shots were fired by a would-be assassin astatine a rally successful Butler, successful nan American authorities of Pennsylvania, connected July 14. 

Gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20 fired bullets from a tile 130 yards from nan rally stage, which struck Trump successful nan correct ear. 

The terrifying incident claimed nan life of 50-year-old begetter Corey Comperatore, an guiltless onlooker astatine nan rally.

Less than 48 hours later, a photograph of a bloodied Trump moments aft nan chaos appeared connected screens of HYBPA, prompting host/quizmaster Tom Gleisner to inquire nan personage guests if they knew what happened.

Stand-up comedian Anne Edmonds instantly pressed her buzzer and gave a swift response. 

 'A very mediocre shot,' she replied.

The assemblage erupted successful laughter and cheers earlier chap comedian Sam Pang chimed successful moments later to springiness nan correct response. 

'He was changeable astatine Tom...assassination attempt,' he said. 

2Day FM power presenter and regular panelist Ed Kavalee, couldn't defy adding to nan banter pinch a joke astir Trump's wife.

'I judge they recovered nan shooter...Melania connected nan grassy knoll,' he quipped.

Ford, who has reported connected intermezo news crossed power and tv for decades, took to X to definitive his disappointment. 

'Innocent man died but it’s still considered drama fodder,' he fumed.  

Dozens of viewers connected societal media agreed and believed nan joke was inconsiderate. 

'Shameful and disrespectful but they sewage immoderate laughs, truthful they consciousness bully astir themselves,' 1 personification wrote. 

'As personification pinch a very acheronian consciousness of humour and not easy offended I would opportunity objectively that was conscionable a anemic gag,' different personification wrote. 

Others  called for nan section to beryllium reported to nan Australian Communications and Media Authority.

But immoderate said nan joke should beryllium viewed arsenic a shape of humour.

So bully to beryllium capable to make drama of nan news without caring what immoderate [Americans] think,' 1 personification wrote. 

Ford fired backmost and said nan the joke lacked a consciousness of consciousness that a man was killed during nan incident. 

'I uncertainty nan family of nan murdered man consciousness that way. It’s not astir respecting Trump it’s astir accepting guiltless group lives were changed. 

It's since been revealed that nan clip featuring nan violative comments has been deleted from nan section network’s streaming platform.

'The show is filmed 24 hours up of airing. They had plentifulness of clip to contemplate broadcasting it!' Ford later added.

Have You Been Paying Attention is simply a drama quiz show that first aired successful 2013 and celebrated its 300th section past Monday night..

The programme features 5 guests, who each compete against each other, to reply questions astir nan biggest news events of nan week