Manifesto Proves Motive for Latest Trump Assassination Attempt
3 Martini Lunch – Political Humor & Commentary
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🗓️ 27 April 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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First, they breathe a sigh of relief that the attempted shooting of President Trump and other administration officials did not become deadly. Jim explains what the environment is like around White House Correspondents Dinner and the surrounding receptions. They also credit the Secret Service for quickly taking the gunman into custody while examining the serious security concerns exposed by the incident.
Next, they focus on the would-be shooter and his manifesto. Jim and Greg are stunned as Barack Obama and others on the left claim the motive was unknown long after the manifesto had already been released.
Then they react to President Trump suggesting the White House Correspondents Dinner crisis is the clearest example yet of why a White House ballroom is needed. Democratic Sen. John Fetterman agrees. Jim says the ballroom is a good idea overall but explains why it would not be the proper site for this specific event.
Finally, they share a very encouraging health update from columnist and frequent 3 Martini Lunch guest host, Jon Gabriel.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the three martini lunch. |
| 0:04.9 | Grab a stool next to Greg Carumbus of Radio America and Jim Garrity of National Review. |
| 0:10.6 | Three martini's coming up. |
| 0:13.5 | So glad to be with you for the Monday edition of the Three Martini Lunch and glad you're with us. |
| 0:18.4 | Thanks to Craig Collins for filling in for me late last week. |
| 0:21.0 | And Jim, I was at a wedding on Saturday night, wedding reception. I feel a buzz in my pocket. |
| 0:26.5 | Look quickly at the phone. News alert. There has been an attempted shooting at the White House |
| 0:31.5 | correspondence dinner and many more alerts after that. Finally got caught up a little bit later. |
| 0:37.2 | But basically, this was the |
| 0:39.3 | annual white house correspondent's dinner this is the first time president trump actually agreed to attend |
| 0:43.9 | he did not do that in his first term or last year uh and then there was this commotion outside of the |
| 0:50.0 | ballroom shots were clearly heard secret service flies to the dais, gets Trump off stage, |
| 0:55.0 | gets J.D. Vance, another key personnel off stage. And what we find out out in the hallway is |
| 0:59.8 | that the shooter is, or attempted shooter, would-be shooter, is down. He's in custody. Was not shot. |
| 1:05.6 | One Secret Service agent was hit, but is expected to make a full recovery. Sean Curran is the director of the |
| 1:12.9 | Secret Service. There was a hastily assembled press conference that night involving the mayor of |
| 1:17.1 | D.C. Jeanine Piro, the D.C. U.S. Attorney, as well as the D.C. Police Chief and Sean |
| 1:22.6 | Curran, director of Secret Service, he says, well, obviously this is not what they wanted to happen, |
| 1:27.2 | that the system |
| 1:28.1 | did in fact work. Tonight, we saw exactly what our brave men and women do each and every day |
| 1:34.0 | to protect our, protectees. It's not easy. And I will tell you that they performed admirably. |
| 1:40.7 | We got to see what they do. And that individual, when he charged a checkpoint, was apprehended. |
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