Trump, Shooting and White House Correspondents' Dinner
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President Trump was rushed from the stage of a dinner hosted by the White House reporters’ association. Trump said a Secret Service agent was shot at but “saved” by his bulletproof vest. The F.B.I. said a suspect was in custody.
Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old teacher from Torrance, was identified by federal law enforcement sources as the alleged gunman. He was charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump on Monday.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla are aiming to strengthen the "special relationship" the U.S. and United Kingdom have had since World War II.
The president said he "wasn't making it that easy" on law enforcement after agents swarmed the stage in response to shots fired outside the ballroom.
A source says the latest Iranian proposal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz but leave the state of talks on other key US demands unclear.
The Trump administration reportedly halted dollar shipments to Baghdad to pressure Iraq into disbanding Iran-backed militias that have attacked U.S. personnel.
"Much of the manifesto of the would-be assassin is indistinguishable from the words that we hear daily from so many.”