Man charged with attempting to assassinate Trump

Man charged with attempting to assassinate Trump

From Newshour by BBC World Service

April 27, 2026 · 47 min

About this episode

A Los Angeles man has been charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump, amidst discussions on political violence and other global issues.

A court in Washington DC has charged a Los Angeles man with attempting to assassinate the US president. The White House hit out after what it says was the third attempt on Donald Trump's life in as many years. We hear from one of America's foremost experts on political violence. Also in the programme: insurgents make dramatic advances in Mali; can a new political party in Israel really unseat Binyamin Netanyahu? And as the naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough approaches his century, we look back at one of his defining moments. (IMAGE: U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro speaks, flanked by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel during a press conference about the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner where U.S. President Donald Trump was present, at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 27, 2026 / CREDIT: ReutersKylie Cooper)

People in this episode

Guest: expert on political violence

Topics covered

  • political violence
  • assassination attempt
  • U.S. politics
  • Mali insurgency
  • Israeli politics
  • David Attenborough

Keywords

  • assassination
  • Trump
  • political violence
  • Mali
  • Israel
  • David Attenborough

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: White House, U.S. Department of Justice, FBI, Israel

Places: Washington DC, Los Angeles, Mali

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