Assassination

• अप्रैल 2026 में White House Correspondents' Association डिनर में कई हथियारों के साथ धावा बोलने के बाद सोमवार को एक संदिग्ध पर President Trump की हत्या के प्रयास का आरोप लगाया गया। • इस घटना ने राजनीतिक बयानबाजी और हिंसा को लेकर दलीय विवादों को तेज कर दिया है, जिसमें दोनों दल इस तनाव को बढ़ाने के लिए एक-दूसरे की भाषा को जिम्मेदार ठहरा रहे हैं। • कथित हत्या के प्रयास ने Washington को झकझोर कर रख दिया है और ऐतिहासिक राजनीतिक हिंसा के साथ इसकी तुलना की जा रही है, जिससे सुरक्षा और वर्तमान राजनीतिक माहौल के बारे में चर्चा शुरू हो गई है।

Alleged shooter, identified as Cole Tomas Allen, faces potential life sentence. Plus: the Americans renouncing their citizenshipGood morning.The suspect accused of trying to storm the White House correspondents’ dinner was charged on Monday with three federal crimes, including attempting to assassinate the president – a charge that carries a potential sentence of up to life in prison.What was his motive? Investigators have yet to release one. However, to establish the charge of attempted assassination, the affidavit quotes from a part of a manifesto Allen allegedly sent to family members that states: “I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes.”Was lax security to blame? While many have praised the actions of law enforcement officers in swiftly stopping the attack, Allen’s alleged manifesto mocked an “insane” lack of security at the Washington dinner.What is the Trump administration saying about the attack? Several officials, including the president, have seized on the incident to advance their case for the completion of Trump’s $40m White House ballroom project, with the justice department pressuring a preservation group to drop a lawsuit seeking to halt the construction.Will there be an Oval Office meeting? Sources told the Guardian that Charles will pose for the cameras at the start of his centerpiece bilateral meeting on Tuesday, but that British officials have pushed for the Oval Office meeting to be held off camera, for fear of a repeat of the scenes when Trump berated the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in front of the world’s press.What challenges does the king face with this visit? Relations between the UK and the US are already tense following Trump’s public criticism of Britain’s refusal to back military action against Iran, but Charles is also meeting Trump under the shadow of Jeffrey Epstein. Charles’s brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over his connection with Epstein. Continue reading...