Badlands Media Special Coverage: 4/27/26 - White House Press Briefing

About this episode

Caroline Leavitt addresses the recent assassination attempt on President Trump and discusses related political issues.

White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt opens an unscheduled briefing days before her maternity leave to address the third assassination attempt on President Trump, which occurred Saturday at the White House Correspondents Association dinner. A shooter attempted to breach the security perimeter and was immediately neutralized. One Secret Service agent took a bullet to the chest and was saved by his vest. Leavitt directly links the attempt to years of heated anti-Trump rhetoric from Democrat officials and media figures, citing specific quotes, and calls out Congress for leaving DHS defunded for 73 consecutive days. She also briefly addresses Iran negotiations, the Strait of Hormuz mine clearing operation, and the status of Kevin Warsh's Fed chairmanship confirmation.

People in this episode

Host: Caroline Leavitt

Topics covered

• White House Press Briefing
• Assassination Attempt
• Trump Administration
• Security
• Iran Negotiations
• Congress
• DHS Funding

Keywords

• Caroline Leavitt
• Trump
• assassination attempt
• White House
• DHS
• Iran
• Congress
• Secret Service

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Secret Service, Congress, DHS, Iran, Kevin Warsh

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