From Inside The Ballroom

从舞厅之内

What A Day

2026-04-27

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On Saturday evening, there was a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C. President Trump and members of his cabinet were rushed out of the room, and Trump later gave a surprisingly calm press conference. Authorities have a suspect in custody. Normally, security is extremely tight wherever the President goes, but several journalists reported that security at the event felt surprisingly lax. As politicians took to the Sunday shows to call for unity, internet gumshoes are speculating as to whether the shooting was staged. MSNOW Senior Washington Correspondent and former President of the White House Correspondents Association, Eugene Daniels, helps us make sense of it all. And in headlines, Trump backs out of negotiations with Iran in Pakistan, Republicans use the Correspondents' Dinner shooting to call for an end to the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, and the Department of Justice drops its investigation of former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, which opens the door for Kevin Warsh to be named as his successor. Show Notes: Check out Eugene's podcast – https://tinyurl.com/2tfpp6jn Call Congress – 202-224-3121 Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/y4y2e9jy What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcast Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/ For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday
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  • It's Monday, April 27th.

  • I'm Jane Koston, and this is What A Day, the show that is not rooting for the Dallas Mavericks.

  • If you know, you know.

  • On today's show, financier Kevin Warsh is one step closer to being confirmed as Federal Reserve Chair.

  • And President Donald Trump backs out of negotiations with Iran in Pakistan.

  • But let's start with the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

  • President Trump was preparing to give his remarks in front of hundreds of journalists and political figures on Saturday

  • when guests heard gunshots fired outside the ballroom.

  • As of the time of this recording Sunday, law enforcement has a suspect in custody,

  • a California man who traveled to Washington and was staying in the hotel where the dinner took place.

  • According to police, he sent his family messages that indicated he was planning to take violent action

  • against members of the administration.

  • But there's still a ton we don't know.

  • Namely, how on earth did someone with a gun get so close to the president?

  • Again.

  • Typically, an event featuring the president has incredibly tight security.

  • But according to the New York Times, there were no metal detectors at the hotel entrances.

  • Other journalists noted that security at the hotel seemed weirdly lax.

  • So did the shooter, according to his alleged manifesto published by the New York Post.

  • He wrote that there was, quote, no damn security, and that, quote, this level of incompetence is insane.