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Trump dinner shooting was targeting administration officials, authorities believe

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday said the man set to be charged with attacking the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is believed to have been targeting members of the Trump administration. “It does appear that he did in fact set out to target folks who

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Trump dinner shooting was targeting administration officials, authorities believeActing Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday said the man set to be charged with attacking the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is believed to have been targeting members of the Trump administration. “It does appear that he did in fact set out to target folks who
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