{"id":35665,"date":"2026-04-26T13:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T13:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pickbydoc.com\/?p=35665"},"modified":"2026-04-26T13:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T13:14:09","slug":"suspected-shooter-was-likely-targeting-trump-administration-officials-acting-us-attorney-general-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pickbydoc.com\/?p=35665","title":{"rendered":"Suspected shooter was likely targeting Trump administration officials, acting US attorney general says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"anchor-db11e1\" class=\"body-graf\">Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said that he believes the suspected gunman at the White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner was targeting administration officials, noting &#8220;we&#8217;re still looking into&#8221; whether President Donald Trump was specifically targeted.<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"styles_subscriptionCTA__LOUeY\" id=\"subscriptionCTA\" type=\"button\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"styles_textWrapper__vxvko\">\n<p class=\"styles_text__daaVB styles_textLarge__qlzwu\">Subscribe to read this story ad-free    <\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_text__daaVB\">Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/rockcms\/2026-01\/arrow-f55fa5.svg\" alt=\"arrow\" class=\"styles_arrow__tnruW\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-a14357\" class=\"body-graf\">Blanche stressed that the investigation was &#8220;quite preliminary&#8221; and said that law enforcement was looking into further information about the suspect including &#8220;some writings&#8221; and speaking with people who knew him. The suspect is not cooperating with investigators, he added. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-9dbbc9\" class=\"body-graf\">&#8220;I kept it a little general because we do believe it was administration officials,&#8221; Blanche told &#8220;Meet the Press&#8221; moderator Kristen Welker.  &#8220;Obviously, President Trump is a member of the administration, the head of it, but, but as far as exacting threats that may have been communicated beforehand, we&#8217;re still actively investigating that evidence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-2c25cf\" class=\"body-graf\">Blanche declined to detail the writings, noting that the investigation was only about 12 hours old. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii\" id=\"anchor-556a41\"><picture class=\"styles_image__i32F7\" data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"fit\" data-original-height=\"693\" data-original-width=\"923\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-04\/260425-shooting-ww-2008-8f3f3e.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-04\/260425-shooting-ww-2008-8f3f3e.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-04\/260425-shooting-ww-2008-8f3f3e.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-04\/260425-shooting-ww-2008-8f3f3e.jpg 1x\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-04\/260425-shooting-ww-2008-8f3f3e.jpg\" alt=\"A photograph shared on President Donald Trump's Truth Social account of the alleged gunman who was apprehended by security during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington on April 25, 2026.\" height=\"693\" width=\"923\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__TCewG\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">A photograph shared on President Donald Trump&#8217;s Truth Social account of the alleged gunman who was apprehended by security during the White House Correspondents&#8217; Association dinner in Washington on April 25, 2026.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">via Truth Social<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"anchor-ab5a94\" class=\"endmark body-graf\">The acting attorney general said that law enforcement believe that the suspect traveled by train from Los Angeles to Chicago and finally to Washington, D.C., where he checked into the hotel where the event took place &#8220;in the last day or two.&#8221; Blanche also said that law enforcement believes the suspect bought the two firearms he had at the hotel &#8220;within the past couple of years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/politics-news\/correspondents-dinner-suspected-shooter-trump-administration-officials-rcna342158\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said that he believes the suspected gunman at the White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner was targeting administration officials, noting &#8220;we&#8217;re still looking into&#8221; whether President Donald Trump was specifically targeted. 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