White House press dinner shooting suspect could be charged with trying to assassinate Trump, says Blanche

Acting attorney general says suspect was believed to have been targeting top Trump administration officials The gunman who tried to breach the ballroom at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington DC on Saturday night is believed to have been targeting Donald Trump and senior members of his administration, the acting US attorney general, Todd Blanche, said on Sunday, although his exact motive has not yet become clear. The suspect, who is in custody after being subdued by members of law enforcement as he rushed through the hotel venue, could be charged with trying to assassinate the US president, Blanche said. Blanche said in a live interview with CNN on Sunday morning, when asked if the suspect apprehended could be charged with trying to assassinate the US president, “absolutely”. Trump, Melania Trump and JD Vance were on the high table at the head of the large ballroom at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night as the glittering event was getting under way at the hotel, packed with thousands of journalists and their guests in evening wear. Blanche also said officials believed that the suspect traveled by train from California to Chicago and then on to Washin