THE GUARDIAN: Manifesto reportedly written by the suspect had Trump administration officials at top of list
nvestigators are looking into anti-Trump sentiment as being a motive for the attacker who sought to breach the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington DC where the US president and top members of his administration were present.
Officials have said that the shooter likely was targeting Donald Trump and other senior administration officials. “We do believe, based upon just a very preliminary start to understanding what happened, that he was targeting members of the administration,” acting US attorney general Todd Blanche said in a TV interview.
The suspect, who is in custody after being subdued by members of law enforcement as he rushed through the hotel venue, is set to be arraigned in federal court on Monday. He faces charges of assault of a federal officer, discharging a firearm and attempting to kill a federal officer, but Blanche said depending on how the investigation goes, he might also be charged with the attempted assassination of Trump. » | Sara Braun | Monday, April 27, 2026
