According to the report, the suspect in the correspondents' dinner shooting allegedly wrote about targeting U.S. officials. This statement was reported by Trump.

<img alt="Chaos in a ballroom." height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/9757b9a4-722f-4295-83f6-dc9b1d644cbf,1777207740476/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C405%2C7775%2C4373%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="Members of the U.S. Secret Service counter assault team stand on the stage after a shooting incident outside the ballroom during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday." width="620" /><p></p>