Gunshots At Trump's Press Dinner
Newscast
BBC
4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 26 April 2026
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Today, Laura and Paddy talk about another incident where a gunman tried to enter an event attended by US President Donald Trump.
A secret service agent’s bulletproof vest saved him from more serious injury, after he was shot.
The president was quickly escorted to safety by the Secret Service, but questions have been raised about how he got so close, and about what it means for the King’s US visit next week.
To help Laura and Paddy answer them, former British ambassador to the United States, Lord Kim Darroch is in the studio.
And Paddy also talks to the BBC’s chief North America correspondent Gary O’Donoghue, who was in the room when the gunman was. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers.
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| 0:34.6 | Those are shots being fired at a hotel where the president and 2,000 guests, including most of the U.S. |
| 0:36.6 | Cabinet, were at last night. |
| 0:39.1 | There was a dinner, the White House Correspondence Dinner, |
| 0:42.2 | which is an enormous social event in Washington, D.C. every year. |
| 0:44.3 | They'd just finished their salad starter. |
| 0:48.1 | When at about half past eight, those shots rang out. |
| 0:54.4 | A gunman was stopped by the American Secret Service. One agent was shot at close range, but was saved by his American Secret Service. |
| 0:58.3 | One agent was shot at close range, but was saved by his bulletproof vest. |
| 1:04.2 | The suspect is also now in hospital, but we understand he doesn't have life-threatening injuries. |
| 1:11.9 | We don't know anything about his motivation, but this appears to have been the third assassination attempt at President Donald Trump. |
| 1:17.4 | We will talk to the former UK ambassador to the United States who has been to this event and he will give us his view about what this means for the upcoming state visit by King Charles |
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