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Members of the U.S. Secret Service counter assault team stand on the stage after a shooting incident outside the ballroom during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Event Overview

DC gala shooting suspect aired grievances against Trump in writings to family

Updated 6 days ago
Associated Press
CNN
2 articles•2 sources
Summary

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This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources. Sources in this event include Associated Press, CNN.

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Associated Press

Associated Press

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Center

Factual: very-high · Credibility: high

CNN

CNN

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Factual: mostly-factual · Credibility: medium

Original Reporting (2)
Members of the U.S. Secret Service counter assault team stand on the stage after a shooting incident outside the ballroom during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Associated Press
Associated Press
Center
4/27/2026

DC gala shooting suspect aired grievances against Trump in writings to family

The writings, sent shortly before shots were fired Saturday night at the Washington Hilton, made repeated references to President Donald Trump without naming him directly and alluded to grievances over a range of administration actions, including U.S. strikes on boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific.

Performer close to Trump during shooting describes what happened | CNN Politics
CNN
CNN
Left
4/26/2026

Performer close to Trump during shooting describes what happened

Oz Pearlman, who was performing at the White House Correspondents' Dinner when the shooting began, describes how the Secret Service rushed Trump off of the stage after the shots rang out. US President Donald Trump called CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell a “disgrace” in a terse response after she read excerpts from writings.