INSIDE TRUMP'S WHITE HOUSE (they tried to kill the President!!!)

Good morning from Washington D.C. We are standing outside the federal courthouse where later today Cole Allen or Allen Cole, I don't even know the guy's name, but the person who attempted to kill President Trump and his cabinet at the White House Correspondents Association dinner is going to be appearing in court. So, he's going to be here later today. I got here early, a little bit too early, I think. Well, maybe not too early because look, the press is already setting up outside in anticipation of his arrival, but the thing is that I spoke to the clerks inside the courthouse and they're telling me that he probably will not be here until the afternoon. They don't want to give an exact time. In fact, they were very vague. They said, "If he were to be here today, it will be in courtroom number seven on the second floor." So, they're kind of like they they're kind of giving out a little bit of information, but not enough. So, I don't think I'm going to wait around here. I'll probably go and see what else is happening in the city today. So, some of you might be asking, "Why am I here in Washington D.C.? What am I doing at the courthouse?" And I think many of you already know the answer, but I'm sure there are a lot of you who have no idea. So, in December of 2024, Ami Magazine, the magazine that I've been writing for and doing you know, traveling all over the world for for over 8 years, reached out to me and offered me a new They asked me to take on the role as their chief White House and Washington Bureau correspondent. Um it was something that originally I wasn't sure I wanted to do. But as I started to think about it and discussed it with my wife and you know other people who are close to me, we did make the decision to go for that role. So actually for the past year plus, since essentially the beginning of the second Trump administration, I've been here in Washington, D.C., you know, flying in from Texas pretty much every week with some exceptions, but for the most part I I am here all the time. And I get to go to the White House. I go to Congress. Um as you can see, you know, right now we're at this intersection, but behind me you can see the US Capitol. And honestly, it's been quite a fascinating experience uh just to see how this country operates, especially uh you know, at the uh the executive levels. It It's been quite fascinating. Now, I just realized actually that there's even a a much bigger um group of of reporters and TV cameras, you know, members of the media here outside the courthouse, which I did not I don't know why I didn't pick up on that earlier. Look at this. Look at this. So there's all these cameras set up. One of the reporters is doing makeup over there. And more and more. And of course everybody here is waiting for the big moment when the you know, attempted assassin is going to show up here. Wow, there's a lot of media today. But no one knows exactly when he's going to be here. Although, it is rumored to be happening in the afternoon. So, we're definitely going to keep you guys updated. I don't think I'm going to wait around all day. I have other places to be. I want to head over to the White House and uh maybe the Congress. So, maybe we'll come back later closer to the afternoon or maybe when more details emerge about when the attacker is going to be here. Another thing I should mention, by the way, is that as you can see, we have the American flag, the British flag, and the flag of Washington, D.C. up here on these flag poles. And that is because later today, the king of the United Kingdom and his queen will be getting to D.C. and they are going to be here for a couple days on a state visit. Also very interesting. And we're going to be covering that as well in this video. So, stay tuned, guys. It's going to be interesting. Okay, just finished the morning prayers. Honestly, I should have done it earlier, but I was in a huge rush in the morning, so I had to run out to the courthouse. I'm not perfect. I try to pray first thing in the morning before I do anything else, but sometimes that doesn't happen. All right, so I'm heading out right now. I'm going to jump into an Uber and run over to the White House because the schedule for the day just changed. Turns out there wasn't supposed to be a briefing today, but now I got an email from the White House saying that there's going to be a briefing, so we got to run over there and try to make it in time. Hello. Okay, so the streets are closed around the White House right now. Doesn't look like it's for security reasons. It is There's a sign that says road closed to through traffic. So, my Uber dropped me off here. I'm going to have to walk the rest of the way, which isn't far. Um just about a block down is the entrance to the White House complex. Let's go. So, another thing that's very interesting is that I got an updated email from the White House saying that there's going to be a press conference today, a press briefing in the briefing room, which was originally not scheduled to happen. So, I guess uh it'll probably have something to do with the assassination attempt. But, what's really interesting is that it says that Karoline Leavitt is going to be doing the briefing. Karoline Leavitt is the current press secretary, but last week on Thursday, she announced to the press that she was leaving on maternity leave because she's approximately 39 weeks pregnant and about to have a baby. So, she was going to be leaving. But, the email implies that she's back. Unless unless they made a mistake and they meant to write that she's going to be replaced, but they didn't write it. I don't know. We're going to see once we get into the building. It does look like security is very tight around the White House today because they put up this temporary metal fencing here, which happens when things are tense. And uh you know, there was a assassination attempt only uh less than 48 hours ago. So, I guess they're taking things uh a lot of precaution. You know what? I better put on my badge. Hello. >> Good morning, boss. >> How are you? >> Good. Good. >> Thank you for your service. >> Thank you. >> Okay, so now we're in the semi-secure area of Pennsylvania Avenue. Very often this part of the street is open to the public and to pedestrians, but right now it's closed. That is the Blair House right there. That's where visiting heads of state stay before they meet the president. As you can see, the American flag is up there, but it'll probably be replaced by a United Kingdom flag relatively shortly. Here you can see the UK flags and the American flags all along the street. And because this year is the 250th anniversary of the United States, we have that big flag over there, the 250 flag. Um that is the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which is essentially an extension of the White House. The White House is a large building, but not large enough to fit in everybody who works in all of the departments that uh that are based here. So, they have hundreds of offices that are essentially right not directly in the White House building, but right next door in this building. Now, this is the entrance to the north side of the White House. Morning, Andrew. And uh that's Andrew Leyden. He's a legend. Legendary photographer here in DC, been working the circuit for many years. So, this is where the press enters. Um we have to go through security, and then we're going to be on the essentially on the North Lawn, the North Driveway of the White House. Let's go. Of course, he guys. Of course these guys. All right, just went through security. Now we are on the White House grounds. This is where many of the TV networks report from. These little tents or canopies. As you can see there's a lot of equipment in there and all the anchors stand here and they do their live shots. White House is looking beautiful today. It is a very beautiful day. And let's see what the briefing room looks like. It's probably going to be quite packed. So, do you guys see that Marine standing right there? The fact that he's standing there means that the president is in the Oval Office. Whenever the president is in the office, there'll be a Marine stationed outside. And that's just how it is. So, you can really tell whether the president is in his office or not based on who's standing there. Let's go into the briefing room. Ooh. Do not use. They want us to use the back door. Okay. Thank you. Okay. So, we're going to be walking into the essentially the break room here. All these work stations. And now we enter the briefing room itself. There we go. >> You'll be fine. >> Not too bad, actually. Not too bad. There's a little crowd, but we got here relatively early. Uh we probably have about 40 minutes or so till the briefing. So we got a good spot. So the room is starting to fill up, and as you can see unfortunately, some people don't really respect uh manners, and I just you you could be standing here early, and other people will just come and stand in front of you and block you, but that such is life. So there was just an announcement over the PA system that it's 2 minutes to the briefing, so Caroline should be in here in 20 seconds. This place is so packed right now. >> I'm so sorry, can I pass you? >> Sure. She has a seat somewhere there, so she's going to sit down. The rest of us have to stand. >> Yeah, it's only going to be the first time we hear from the White House after that event. We heard from President Trump that night, and of course about security protocols. We have more >> She is one of CNN's uh White House correspondent. She's doing a live hit on air right now for CNN. Typically do this right before the briefing starts. And uh Caroline should be here any second. The other one doing the live hit is from Fox News. >> Good afternoon, everyone. Later today, President Trump and the First Lady will welcome King Charles and Queen Camilla for a state visit here at the White House. First Lady Melania Trump has led all of the preparation for the state visit, which will honor the long-standing and special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom. As I told many of you on Friday afternoon, I thought that would be my last time taking your questions until after my maternity leave. But given the attempted assassination of the president and quote top Trump administration officials, as the depraved shooter noted in his manifesto at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner on Saturday evening, I felt it was prudent to be here today to answer your questions and inform the American people about how the administration is responding to yet another attempt on President Trump's life. Saturday was supposed to be a joyful evening celebrating free speech and the First Amendment with all of you members of the press. Instead, the night was hijacked by a crazed anti-Trump individual who traveled across the country to assassinate the president and as many administration officials as possible. This is the third major assassination attempt against President Trump in 2 years. No other president in history has faced such repeated, serious attempts on his life. First and foremost, the president, the first lady, and everyone in this White House are extraordinarily grateful to the brave law enforcement professionals who sprang into action to apprehend the would-be assassin and keep all of us safe. The president would especially like to express his gratitude to the men and women of the United States Secret Service who acted with the utmost professionalism, courage, and sense of duty. This includes the heroic agent who took a bullet to the chest. Thankfully, he >> All right. So, the briefing just ended. We're heading outside. There's another briefing starting in about a half hour at the Department of Justice. And we're going to see if we can make it over there and get in that building. >> There are definitely questions about security moving forward, but it was a frightening incident. >> So, I'm leaving the White House complex now. I'm running over to the Justice Department. I couldn't reach any of my contacts there, but I'm going to go and see if I can make it into the briefing. Thank you. Okay, here we go. So, we're going to have to see if we can make it in time. There's about 25 minutes till it starts. Still have to go through security and try to get a seat. Hopefully it works out. So, one of the things that happens very often in DC is that they close the streets randomly. So, right now this street is closed. I had an Uber who was supposed to come pick me up here, but he canceled the ride cuz he couldn't figure out a way to get in. So, I have to walk outside the security perimeter right here at the corner, order a new Uber, and hopefully this guy will take me. Something you have to deal with regularly when you're in DC. So, here we are outside the Department of Justice. Let's see if we can get inside the building. Okay, so that actually was not possible. Apparently you have to be on the list. Um I'm not on the list. I'm going to make some phone calls see if I can get on the list, but for now I am not. I'm going to go grab a bite to eat and then maybe we'll be able to come back a little bit later, but right now I'm starving. I've already been up uh since very early in the morning and in order to power through the rest of the day I got to have something to eat. So, I just discovered this new place. Well, it's not new, but it's a place I didn't know about. It's a cafe at the Local Hill which is kosher and um they claim to have the best fried chicken sandwich in the area. So, we're going to find out. So, this is the chicken sandwich. This is called pickle fries. Um looks really good both of them actually and it's cheap. So, that was actually really good and really cheap. I think it's probably the best price uh kosher establishment in Washington DC. And I can't believe I've been coming here for almost a year and a half and never ate there. So, come to think of it, I do know why I haven't been there before. It's because when you Google kosher restaurants in D.C., this place doesn't really come up. It's uh cafeteria for the kosher keeping students at uh George Washington University here. And I don't really hang around the university area. When you look for kosher places online, this place doesn't come up. But if you dive deep down into uh the depths of Google and do some serious research, you find out about it. So, I'd been coming for like close to a year. I remember in the summer, last summer, I learned about this place online. And when I wanted to visit, it was closed because the semester was over. I guess they're on their summer break. So, I figured I'd come back once they reopened. And then I completely forgot about it until today. But the food was really good and cheap. So, if you're looking for something uh quiet and cheap, good food, you go to Zingers. Now, being that we are on the university campus, there's a lot of interesting stuff going on here. On the way over, I passed a tent or some kind of booth uh with a little Palestinian protest. So, we're going to see if those people are still there. Maybe we'll talk to them a little bit. So, I just stumbled upon this Israel Fest. Today they're celebrating Israel here. This is a Jewish event and they have falafel. Hello. And there's a lot of other stuff going on. Now, you're not going to believe this, but there's snipers on the roof. You have a catering business here? >> So, I do falafel. >> Yeah. >> And I go I have an We do events like this for Israel. Like today we have here for 600, tomorrow we have University of Maryland for 500. >> Oh, wow. >> And it's original Ashkenazi falafel. >> What does that mean? What does that even mean? >> No, it's that it's not >> I'm an old I'm confused now. >> For you, the boyut got to go. >> Oh, that looks good. That looks good. >> It's very good. >> Just one for my friend here. >> Just Just one falafel, but I'm still I just finished eating at the cafe. >> One falafel only? >> Yeah, yeah, that's all. >> Really? >> Thank you so much. >> our pita is from London. >> It's what? >> It's from London. >> From From Israel? Are you serious? >> We fly every morning. >> You're kidding. >> We have a factory in London. >> It's called Israel Bakery? >> It's really It really is. >> Oh, wow. >> But they have a They have a place in New Jersey. >> Okay, so I literally just stumbled into this Israel festival. It looks like it's winding down. They have a camel. Which I When I started my day, I was not expecting to see a camel. What's the camel's name? >> Moses. >> Moses, that's appropriate. Okay, hi Moses. Huge. Wow. So random. There was some very loud music before. I don't know if you could hear me, but up there on the roof, there's snipers. Literally, snipers. They're for our safety. Now, we're going to go talk to the watermelon people for a minute. Hello. Good afternoon. How are you? What are we uh protesting today? >> We're here for the liberation of Palestine, and that's all. We're not interested. >> Okay. So, what's the goal? >> We don't want to talk to you. You should leave. >> Why is that? >> We just don't want to. You're a freak. >> Oh, thank you. Okay. Have a wonderful day. Oh, gosh. There's another one. Good afternoon, everybody. >> Uh we don't want to talk to you, either. >> How do you know they don't want to talk to me? >> I don't want to talk >> We don't want to talk to you. >> Why is that? >> We're good. We're not talking, then. >> Okay. Have a wonderful day. So, as you can tell, the watermelon people are very friendly. Very, very friendly. And they're not interested in engaging with anybody who might possibly have a different opinion than they do. Which is, obviously, a big shocker. Anyway, that's that. It's honestly sad and a little bit disappointing that people are not willing to engage in conversation. Like, I am somebody who prides myself in engaging in productive and intellectual conversations regularly with people who I disagree with. I think it's very healthy to have these kinds of conversations. You can agree, you can disagree, you can figure out where you stand, maybe you can find some common ground. But, unfortunately, in many of these groups, they're just simply unwilling to engage in a conversation with somebody who might make them uncomfortable or have a different perspective than them. And it's it's really unfortunate, very very unfortunate, because what happens is that when you're not willing to talk to certain segments of the population, yet you're frustrated by the views that other people hold, perhaps about the country or about political things happening around the world, or perhaps about your group, because you're not willing to engage in dialogue, what ends up happening is that the disconnect gets larger and larger. And sadly, a lot of times that turns to violence. Like we're standing right now here in Washington, D.C., where less than 48 hours ago, somebody tried to assassinate the president and his top cabinet members. And I I would think that that kind of rhetoric comes from a place of people who are unwilling to engage in healthy conversation and instead turn to violence. So, it's just upsetting to see that there are people like that all over this country. And hopefully, and hopefully we can try to get people back to the table talking with each other and and instead of ignoring each other and using violence, maybe we can have a productive discussion. I'm here, I'm willing and able, but sadly, others are not always. So, right here, this is pretty much as close as people can get to the White House. As you can tell, security is very tight because of the king's visit. and everything is shut down. Which way is that? >> Down back down this way, so south. Go back out. >> Down that way? Okay, thank you. So, I just tried to enter the area of the White House, but they've closed the streets even to pedestrians. Like in the morning when we arrived, streets were already closed, but now they moved the perimeter more outward, which takes away more of the sidewalk and street space from the pedestrians, so even with my hard pass, I still can't enter the White House from there. I'm going to have to walk around the block and uh try to go in from there. The King King Charles of the United Kingdom uh should be arriving at the White House soon. Maybe we'll get to see him, maybe we won't. But, if we don't get to see him today, we'll see him tomorrow when he gives his address to a joint session of Congress. What a beautiful day in Washington, DC. You know, I'm thankful that the weather is nice. Thank you, Hashem. Because I get to walk, especially after that lunch, which probably was not the healthiest. I had an option to take an Uber or to walk, I decided to walk. And I'm also glad I'm able to walk, cuz many people aren't, so I appreciate Sometimes we just have to stop and like appreciate basic things. Like, if you're able to walk, thank God. You're able to breathe, thank God. Some people can't. They need help. I'm also thankful to be walking today because if had I not been walking, I wouldn't have passed that whole uh Israel festival and the Palestinian counter-protesters. So, that's another lesson I'm learning. When you walk instead of taking taxis, you experience more. Hello. Good. How are you? May I enter? >> Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. You said yes. >> Right there. I don't have that. >> Okay. Thank you very much. Thank you for your service. Okay. So, we are in the secure area. Now, let's look outside the Blair House. I don't recognize that flag. Um I'm wondering if it's the flag of the House of Windsor. I don't know what that is, but I'm assuming it's something to do with the royals who are here. All right. So, we got to take a moment to appreciate this motorcade. Look at this. Look at all the armored vehicles. Of course, as you can see behind me, uh in front of the Blair House, they have that big privacy tent, so that the King and Queen can move in and out without anybody seeing them. >> About to walk into the West Wing. Um very soon there's going to be a ceremony welcoming the King and Queen. I don't know if we're going to be able to go in, but we'll see. Maybe we can talk to some people and get a ticket. All right, so I just went into the press office to talk to them. The big arrival ceremony is tomorrow. Today there was just the greeting which was open to the press pool only, which is the press pool is a select few reporters. You know, there are probably definitely a few hundred, possibly over a thousand um people who are members of the White House press. Maybe even more. I don't I don't know exactly what the numbers are, but there's a select few who are a part of the press pool, which is a rotating group of some of the most prominent news organizations in America. It's very small group, maybe I don't know, a couple dozen people. And today's event with the King is only for the press pool, which I am not part of. Um but maybe tomorrow we'll have better luck. Let's see. All right, so it's almost 5:00 p.m. I think we're going to call it a day. I'll head back to the hotel, take care of some work. I have a lot of writing that I need to finish, and uh wind it down. It's interesting, if you notice back there, where is it? There is a cra- Oh, there it is. The crane. So, these cranes are here and they are stalled. They're not doing any work right now because the judge temporarily halted the construction here of the new White House ballroom, which is on the other side of the building, but as you can see the cranes are just waiting. Thank you. All right. Oh. The king and queen are actually they're in there. They are in the White House. Fascinating. Thank God I did the groundwork ahead of time and I did get access to the king's speech tomorrow. He's going to be giving a speech in Congress. So, I do have a confirmed ticket for that one. And I'm looking forward to uh showing you as much as I can from that event. Now, I'm going to walk back to my hotel, get a little bit more exercise on the way and uh take care of some work. See you guys later. This is a very important message. Thank you. God bless you. All right. So, about 3 and 1/2 hours have passed since I got back to the hotel. I did a bunch of work. Thank God I finished my weekly column for Ami Magazine, which was written already. I wrote a a lot of it like last night, a little bit this morning. And um had to finish it now, just do some final touches. You know what's interesting about today? It was a very busy day, a lot of stuff happening. Sometimes you come here and it's just a dead day. President has a quiet schedule. There's no breaking news. And uh sometimes the job is quite boring, but today was actually a very busy and exciting day. I'm heading out now to get a light dinner. So, tonight I have a little treat for you guys. We are standing outside the Washington Hilton. This is the hotel where just 48 hours ago, literally 48 hours ago, the assassination attempt against President Trump happened and the entire world is talking about it. We're going to try to go in and see if we can see anything interesting. This is the gift shop. These are nice. Do you have any um items that say Washington Hilton on them? >> What? >> No. >> Okay. >> Thank you. So, we're going down to the concourse level. I believe this is where the ballroom is, where the Oh, yes. Oh, yes. This is the carpet we can see This is the carpet with the that was seen in all the pictures and videos. All right. See, you see there it says International Terrace Ballroom. The dinner was in here. And says this area is closed. So, I don't really want to be snooping around. I'm I'm sure this hotel is still being watched by probably the police and the secret service and who knows who else. So, I'm going to leave now. Um but, it's interesting this Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah, definitely. You can see there's there's some SUVs across the street. One of them is definitely law enforcement. Um just very interesting. We're literally at a place right now where history was made not once, but twice because I believe it was on March 30th, 1981, um President Ronald Reagan was also um they attempted to assassinate him here at the same hotel. So, not only are we going to a historic place, we're also witnessing history happening right now. Anyway, I think that's a pretty good wrap-up of my day and definitely what this city is all about. There's so much history happening here all the time, every day. Yesterday, today, tomorrow. It's a historic city. I think this is the end of this vlog. Thank you for watching. Make sure you like, subscribe, leave a comment if you want. And uh we'll see you in the next one. Have a good night.