Gunman at gala scorned Trump, authorities say

President Donald Trump takes questions during a news briefing in the White House briefing room in Washington, shortly after a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday. MANDEL NGAN AFP via Getty Images

By Luke Broadwater, Shawn McCreesh, Devlin Barrett, Tyler Pager and Maggie Haberman NYT News Service/Syndicate Stories

WASHINGTON — The gunman who tried to storm a gala featuring President Donald Trump had written angrily about the administration, authorities said Sunday as they examined his communications and cross-country movements in the days leading up to the attack.

The episode Saturday night, at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner at the Washington Hilton, raised new fears about a scourge of political violence afflicting the United States, and about the safety of one of the most targeted presidents in history.

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