Correspondents' dinner suspect charged with trying to assassinate President Trump

NPR | By Jaclyn Diaz,

Steve Inskeep

Published April 28, 2026 at 2:13 AM MDT

The Justice Department announced the first formal charges against the gunman at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

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Jaclyn Diaz

Jaclyn Diaz is a reporter on Newshub.

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