Trump uses incident to deflect and control narrative
Saturday, April 25
The Brief
Donald Trump recounted a shooting incident at a correspondents’ dinner, framing the event as a demonstration of his own reflexes. Mexico’s government asserts that two deceased U.S. federal agents were not authorized to participate in local operations, as reports stand. Homes near a Northern Ireland police station were evacuated following an explosion.
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