‘Sense of disbelief’: how White House press dinner attack unfolded – The Latest

About this episode

The episode discusses the shooting incident at the White House correspondents gala and its implications.

Details about the shooting at the White House correspondents gala have started to surface as the alleged shooter is set to be charged. The suspect was able to get close to where Donald Trump and many other senior officials were gathered, before law enforcement stopped him. It happened less than two years since Trump was the target of an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, and a subsequent attempt at a golf course in Florida. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s Washington bureau chief David Smith, who was in attendance – watch on YouTube . Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

People in this episode

Host: Lucy Hough

Guest: David Smith

Topics covered

• White House press dinner
• shooting
• assassination attempt
• Donald Trump
• law enforcement
• journalism

Keywords

• shooting
• White House
• correspondents gala
• Donald Trump
• assassination attempt
• law enforcement
• David Smith

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Guardian

Places: Butler, Pennsylvania, Florida

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