WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is using the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday to try to pressure preservationists to drop their lawsuit over his planned $400 million ballroom on the site of the former East Wing of the White House. “It’s time to build the ballroom,” acting Attorney General … Read more
President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and many other administration officials were evacuated following a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner Saturday night. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. An armed man exchanged gunfire with law enforcement after he rushed a security checkpoint … Read more
Samantha Vinograd, former assistant secretary for counterterrorism at the Department of Homeland Security, was at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday when gunshots rang out. She spoke with CBS News about the night. Source link
Many of the people who were present during the shooting at Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner were also in attendance during the assassination attempt against President Trump during a 2024 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Dr. Jeff Gardere, a board-certified clinical psychologist, joins CBS News to discuss the mental toll these incidents take. Source link
Washington — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that investigators believe the armed man who charged a security checkpoint outside the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner was targeting members of President Trump’s administration. “We do believe, based upon just a very preliminary start to understanding what happened, that he was targeting members of the … Read more
A.T. Smith, former deputy director for the U.S. Secret Service, and CBS News law enforcement contributor Rodney Harrison break down the security response to Saturday night’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Then, CBS News legal reporter Katrina Kaufman shares her experience from Saturday and discusses the suspect’s upcoming court appearance. Source link
Weijia Jiang recounts White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting – CBS News Watch CBS News White House Correspondents Association President Weijia Jiang was sitting next to President Trump when shots rang out at the organization’s dinner Saturday night. She recalled the moment. Source link
Sunday on “60 Minutes,” President Trump talks to CBS News’ senior correspondent Norah O’Donnell about the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, which was abruptly evacuated Saturday after a gunman charged a security checkpoint. O’Donnell spoke with Mr. Trump earlier Sunday about the experience, which she witnessed firsthand as an attendee of the annual gala to celebrate … Read more
A suspect is in custody after a shooting Saturday night at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C. President Trump and several high ranking White House officials were in attendance and rushed to safety. A Secret Service was injured, but is expected to be OK. CBS News’ Lindsey Reiser, Nancy Cordes, Nicole Sganga and … Read more
CBS News correspondent Weijia Jiang, who is the president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” was sitting next to President Trump when gunshots rang out at the dinner. She described the scene. Source link