Hi again, everyone. It's 4 o'clock in New York, America once again, forced to grapple and process another frightening incident of potential political violence in our country, as well as big and important questions about how we protect our president.

After our government was able to get close to

Donald Trump for the third time in less than two years. This time it was at the White House

Correspondence dinner. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia,

Janine Piro, and FBI director Cash Patel held a press conference in the last hour about the

shooting. Watch.

This was an attempted assassination of the president of the United States, with the defendant

making clear what his intent was, and that intent was to bring down as many of the high-ranking

cabinet officials as he could.

This one hits a little differently.

We were all there.

Many of you were there.

Many of you watching were there as well.

All of us on there put us in a unique position, but all of us also acted uniquely.

We are investigating this matter fully.

We will apply the law fairly,

and we will ensure that accountability is swift and certain. But we also should recognize what did not happen. Law enforcement did not fail. They did exactly what they are trained to do. This was not an accident. It was the

result, as we know now, of preparation. But the men and women who protected us that night were trained,

professional, and had an enduring commitment to the rule of law.

The suspect is 31-year-old Cole Allen.

He's a tutor and engineer from California.

He appeared in court earlier today, where he's now facing three charges.

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