About this episode
The episode discusses an attempted shooting of President Trump during the White House Correspondents' dinner.
An attempt to shoot US President Donald Trump took place at the Washington Hilton hotel during the White House Correspondents' dinner. This dinner happens every year and political journalists are invited. Alongside Trump, Frist Lady Melania Trump, Vice-President JD Vance and other White House officials were rushed from the hotel ballroom after gunfire was heard. There have been two previous unsuccessful attempts to kill President Trump. Both of these happened while he was campaigning for election in 2024. Learn about the news in a level of English you can understand with Becca and Pippa. Get a free worksheet for this episode here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2026/260429 Learn about all our podcasts here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/podcasts
People in this episode
Hosts: Becca, Pippa
Topics covered
- political news
- security
- US politics
- Trump
- current events
Keywords
- Trump shooting
- White House Correspondents' dinner
- political journalists
- gunfire
- 2024 election
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BBC Radio
More episodes of Learning English from the News
- World Cup excitement and concern · June 10, 2026 · 9 min
- El Niño: What to expect · June 3, 2026 · 9 min
- Is social media 'the new smoking'? · May 27, 2026 · 10 min
- Deadly Ebola virus spreads · May 20, 2026 · 9 min
- Hantavirus ship evacuated · May 13, 2026 · 8 min
- Iran war puts global food production at risk, says fertiliser boss · May 6, 2026 · 9 min
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Learning English from the News podcast page.