On Saturday night, U.S. President Donald Trump was hosting an annual black-tie dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel for the country’s top journalists and government officials, when the sounds of shots rang out. 

We now know there was a man with a gun sprinting towards the ballroom, but he never made it inside before he was tackled by security guards. 

It marked yet another assassination attempt on Donald Trump’s life. 

Today, we’ll tell you what you need to know. 

Hosts: Zara Seidler and Billi FitzSimons
Producer: Rosa Bowden

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