When the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Turned Into a Crime Scene

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There are nights meant for optics and others that expose the truth. The White House Correspondents’ Dinner was supposed to be a ritual of democracy, where power and the press share a table and perform civility. This year, the illusion cracked. Inside the ballroom sat the President, the Vice President and top media leaders. Just outside, a man armed with a shotgun breached security and exchanged fire with Secret Service agents. What began as a celebration became a stark message: power is not untouchable, only protected.

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