About this episode
The episode discusses a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner and its implications in politics and media.
On Saturday evening, there was a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C. President Trump and members of his cabinet were rushed out of the room, and Trump later gave a surprisingly calm press conference. Authorities have a suspect in custody. Normally, security is extremely tight wherever the President goes, but several journalists reported that security at the event felt surprisingly lax. As politicians took to the Sunday shows to call for unity, internet gumshoes are speculating as to whether the shooting was staged. MSNOW Senior Washington Correspondent and former President of the White House Correspondents Association, Eugene Daniels, helps us make sense of it all. And in headlines, Trump backs out of negotiations with Iran in Pakistan, Republicans use the Correspondents' Dinner shooting to call for an end to the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, and the Department of Justice drops its investigation of former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, which opens the door for Kevin Warsh to be named as his successor. Show Notes: Check out Eugene's podcast – https://tinyurl.com/2tfpp6jn Call Congress – 202-224-3121 Subscribe to the What A Day…
People in this episode
Host: What A Day
Guest: Eugene Daniels
Topics covered
- shooting
- politics
- security
- media
- investigation
- Trump
Keywords
- shooting
- White House Correspondents' Dinner
- Eugene Daniels
- Trump
- security
- investigation
- politics
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, White House Correspondents Association, MSNOW, Crooked Media
Places: Washington, D.C.
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