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Kristen Welker: “It's just devastating that we live in a moment of political…”

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NBC's Kristen Welker Recounts Correspondents' Dinner Shooting

Published | Video Starts at 01:32

But to realize that this time honored tradition had been shattered in such a violent way. And one thing that strikes me, so many of our colleagues, Willie, were remarking about the fact that It's just devastating that we live in a moment of political violence where we can't even have a dinner like this go uninterrupted. One thing that President Trump said that strikes me is that he does not want violence to win. Willie. Yeah, he did make a good statement last night there from the White House. (01:32–01:41)

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Asserts that political violence is prevalent enough to disrupt significant events.

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