Correspondents' dinner suspect charged with trying to assassinate President Trump

NPR | By Jaclyn Diaz,

Steve Inskeep

Published April 28, 2026 at 4:13 AM EDT

The Justice Department announced the first formal charges against the gunman at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

Jaclyn Diaz

Jaclyn Diaz is a reporter on Newshub.

Steve Inskeep

Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.