‘Sense of disbelief’: how White House press dinner attack unfolded – The Latest

“难以置信之感”:白宫记者晚宴袭击事件始末 —— 最新进展

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2026-04-28

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Details about the shooting at the White House correspondents gala have started to surface as the alleged shooter is set to be charged. The suspect was able to get close to where Donald Trump and many other senior officials were gathered, before law enforcement stopped him. It happened less than two years since Trump was the target of an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, and a subsequent attempt at a golf course in Florida. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s Washington bureau chief David Smith, who was in attendance – watch on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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  • What journalists experienced on Saturday nights is frankly what millions of Americans have in town halls,

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  • Political violence does remain in America a real characteristic of the Trump era.

  • The shooting at the White House Correspondents Gala in Washington over the weekend has raised serious questions

  • about how the suspect was able to get so close to the president.

  • We speak to our reporter who was there.