A Violent Weekend

A Violent Weekend

Author: Dan Proft April 27, 2026 Duration: 2:31:58

0:30 - Cops shot: John Bartholomew, Nelsone Crespo

20:28 - Judge Lyke

40:11 - Trump post-shooting press briefing

01:05:33 - Left's belief in violence as means to political ends

01:23:10 - Heritage Foundation fellow Steven Bucci backs President Trump’s deliberate approach to Iran, arguing that rushing negotiations produced the last bad deal.

01:42:06 - Retired Chicago Police Chief of Detectives, Eugene Roy, on the shooting of two police officers on Saturday: It shows the tragic consequences of the politically motivated, ill advised and just horrendous Safe T Act 

01:59:11 - Ani Chkhikvadze, Washington-based journalist covering US foreign policy: What I heard inside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Follow Ani on X @achkhikvadze

02:15:16 - Retired Secret Service agent Mike Olson questions the security designation at Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Mike is also co-founder/owner of 360 Security Services 360security.services

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