Person with shotgun tries to breach White House press dinner security, FBI says
An individual armed with a shotgun attempted to breach security at the White House press dinner, according to an FBI official.
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An individual armed with a shotgun attempted to breach security at the White House press dinner, according to an FBI official.
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