Paul Hunter recounts the White House correspondents’ dinner shooting on Front Burner

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Paul Hunter· Guest0:33

Hey, everyone. Paul Hunter here. On Saturday, I was one of the journalists in the room at the White House Correspondents' Dinner when shots rang out. We're working on a Two Blocks from the White House episode for you on Wednesday on the fallout from the shooting, but until then, here is the CBC's daily news podcast, Front Burner, with my recount about what it was like in the room as all of that happened. Thanks for listening.

Jamie Poisson· Host1:02

Hi, everyone. I'm Jamie Poisson. [gentle music] On Saturday night, as US President Donald Trump sat on a dais in front of a room full of journalists- [gunshots] The muffled sounds of gunshots. Our colleague, Paul Hunter, was in the room. He is the CBC's senior Washington correspondent and co-host of the podcast Two Blocks from the White House. He joins me today to describe