Accused Gunman At Correspondents' Dinner Was Believed To Be Targeting Top Officials, Blanche Says

The accused gunman who tried to breach nan ballroom astatine nan White House Correspondents’ Association meal is believed to person been targeting members of nan Trump administration, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday,.

Blanche besides said officials judge that nan fishy traveled by train from California to Chicago and past connected to Washington, wherever he checked successful arsenic a impermanent to nan edifice wherever 1 of Washington’s glitziest events was being held Saturday night.

President Donald Trump was rushed disconnected nan shape astatine nan sound of gunshots. The 31-year-old fishy is successful custody and facing charges.

Blanche was interviewed connected NBC's “Meet nan Press.”