Trump on political violence: 'No country is immune'

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Suspected Correspondents' Dinner shooter was likely targeting Trump officials, Todd Blanche says.

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said that he believes the suspected gunman at the White House Correspondents' Dinner was targeting administration officials, noting "we're still looking into" whether President Donald Trump was specifically targeted

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"To have this act of violence break out on this night is truly devastating," she says.

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Preliminary investigation suggests WHCD shooter was targeting Trump admin, Acting AG Blanche says.

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In an interview with Meet the Press, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche reveals new details about the shooter who was apprehended at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.

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"It does appear" he "set out to target folks that work in the administration, likely including the president," Blanche said, stressing that those were preliminary findings.

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NBC's Andrea Mitchell, who was sitting with invited members of President Donald Trump's cabinet during the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting, joins Sunday TODAY's Willie Geist to share what she saw and heard during the incident.

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"I spun around and saw the President was already being taken out.

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**Summary:** The article discusses a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, where President Donald Trump was reportedly targeted by an armed man who exchanged gunfire with law enforcement. **Why It Matters:** This event highlights the increasing trend of political violence in the United States and raises concerns about national security.