Episode 808: The Third Failed Assassin Ruins the Media Dinner

About this episode

The episode discusses a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents Dinner and its implications for media relations.

A California man decided to shoot up the White House Correspondents Dinner, and ruined all the fun where President Trump was expected to unload about an hour of mockery on the elitist media. Does anyone expect this scare to change the longstanding hostility of the press corps?

Topics covered

• media
• politics
• violence
• press relations
• Trump
• assassination attempt

Keywords

• White House Correspondents Dinner
• President Trump
• media dinner
• California man
• assassin
• press corps
• hostility

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: White House Correspondents Dinner

Places: California

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