Inside the White House press dinner shooting
4/27/202616 min
Donald Trump’s dislike of the press has seen him repeatedly refuse to attend the annual White House correspondent’s dinner in Washington DC.
But this year he’d taken his seat not long before a 31 year old tried to burst into the function room armed with guns and knives.
The US president has described the suspect as ‘sick’.
Today, we speak with Missy Ryan, staff writer at The Atlantic magazine, who was in the room when the chaos began.
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Missy Ryan· Guest0:24
Is he, you know, a murderer? A self-styled cult leader.
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It's just not knowing, the emptiness, really, that just kills you.
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[upbeat music] Donald Trump's dislike of the press has repeatedly seen him refuse to attend the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, DC, until this year. He'd taken his seat not long before a 31-year-old tried to burst into the function room armed with guns and knives. Today, we speak to Missy Ryan, staff writer at The Atlantic, who was in the room, about the security failings and Trump's response. I'm Sam Hawley on Gadigal Land in Sydney. This is ABC News Daily.
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