"The celebrities became normal people feeling panic and fear. Most of the time, Washington is a stage on which actors take on roles and dress up for assigned parts."
"Trump has changed much of this. He has brought a grim hostility to the jobs of doing the public's work and reporting on those who do the public's work."
"His White House has also barred the Associated Press from the Oval Office, after the newswire refused to adopt Gulf of America terminology."
"As I write this, it appears that one Secret Service agent was injured but none of the luminaries was hurt."
The White House correspondents' dinner, typically a glamorous event for the press and officials, was abruptly interrupted by gunfire, causing panic among attendees. The atmosphere shifted from celebration to fear as Secret Service agents shouted for people to get down. Donald Trump, who had a contentious relationship with the media, was present and had planned to criticize journalists. The incident underscored the tension between the public's perception of Washington and the harsh realities faced by those in the political and media spheres.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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