Another Assassination Attempt

About this episode

The episode discusses a recent assassination attempt during the White House Correspondents' Dinner and its political implications.

This week on The Necessary Conversation, Chad and Haley are joined by Mary Lou but Bob is sitting this one out while he deals with some health issue. 🔫 Last night a gunman opened fire near the security checkpoint of the White House Correspondents' Dinner. The suspect was armed with a shotgun, a handgun, and multiple knives. Trump — attending his first ever Correspondents' Dinner across both presidencies — immediately used the incident to push for his blocked $400 million ballroom project. We ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Chad, Haley

Guest: Mary Lou

Topics covered

• assassination attempt
• politics
• Trump
• White House
• security
• media

Keywords

• assassination
• White House
• Trump
• Correspondents' Dinner
• gunman
• politics
• security

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