Suspect Accused of Attempting to Assassinate Trump at Correspondents' Dinner

Legal challenges persist. The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a lawsuit late last year to halt construction, citing procedural violations. The group rejected the Justice Department's weekend request to drop the suit.

“We are not planning to voluntarily dismiss our lawsuit, which endangers no one and which respectfully asks the Administration to follow the law,” said Carol Quillen, president and CEO of the trust, on Monday. The Justice Department filed a motion Monday evening urging a federal judge to dissolve the injunction.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche argued that the attempt underscored the need for the facility.

“After the Saturday night attempted assassination, which could have never taken place in the new facility, reasonable minds can no longer differ — The injunction must be dissolved,” Blanche wrote. Blanche also criticized the trust's name as misleading, noting it implies a government agency when it is not. The shooting has fueled debate over political rhetoric.

It concluded, “Almost certainly from the left, including from Democrats in positions of power. CNN’s Dana Bash asked Representative Jamie Raskin on Sunday, “You and many of your fellow Democrats have used some heated rhetoric against the president. Trump has faced accusations of similar rhetoric.

Trump mass-pardoned participants in the January 6, 2021, Capitol events. The Atlantic described Trump as a “corrupt aspiring authoritarian,” arguing that such characterizations do not incite violence, as evidenced by peaceful resistance to figures like Hungary's Viktor Orbán, whom voters defeated through organizing.

Trump labeled the remark a “despicable call to violence” and posted on Truth Social demanding ABC fire Kimmel.

U.S. market. “We must not cede the American auto industry to a strategic competitor intent on global dominance,” their letter stated.

The plea comes weeks before Trump's trip to Beijing to meet President Xi Jinping.