Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, flanked by FBI Director Kash Patel (L) and President Donald Trump (R), speaks during a press briefing at the White House shortly after a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington on April 25, 2026. Nathan Howard/Getty Images
President Donald Trump and members of his administration were the likely targets of a suspect who fired on a Secret Service agent at the White House Correspondentsâ Association âdinner in Washington Saturday night, U.S. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said on NBCâs âMeet the Pressâ on Sunday.
âIt does appear that he did, in âfact, have set out to target folks âthat work in the administration, likely including the â president,â Blanche said.