Chaos at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner - Part 1
From NightSide With Dan Rea by WBZ-AM
April 28, 2026 · 39 min
About this episode
The episode discusses a security incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner involving a gunman targeting Trump Administration officials.
Over the weekend, a gunman charged towards the ballroom at the White House Correspondents' Dinner with the goal of targeting Trump Administration officials. The suspect charged a security checkpoint outside the ballroom where according to law enforcement; a total of at least five to eight gunshots were fired during the incident. President Trump nor anyone inside the ballroom were injured. A secret service officer was struck by a bullet but was protected by a bulletproof vest. The suspect was taken into custody and arraigned on Monday. It was discovered that the suspect sent a manifesto to family members where he addressed himself as "the “Friendly Federal Assassin". The whole incident raises security questions about how the suspect was able to check into the hotel with weapons, etc. We discussed the incident. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: Dan Rea
Topics covered
- White House Correspondents' Dinner
- security incident
- gunman
- Trump Administration
- law enforcement
- manifesto
Keywords
- White House
- Correspondents' Dinner
- gunman
- security
- Trump
- incident
- law enforcement
- manifesto
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: White House Correspondents' Dinner, Secret Service
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