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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Rachel Leingang in Washington

White House journalists’ gala ended like many US events do: with gun violence

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Law enforcement surrounds the Washington Hilton hotel where shots were fired near the White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday. Photograph: Andrew Leyden/Getty Images

Ahead of this year’s White House correspondents’ dinner, conversations centered on the role of the media and freedom of the press as journalists prepared to dine with the president.

Instead of a speech stacked with heated barbs against the media, the event ended like many in the US do: with gun violence.

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