A suspect who shot at a White House checkpoint was killed in an exchange of fire with Secret Service agents on Saturday evening, officials have confirmed.

The BBC’s US media partner CBS has named the suspect as Nasire Best, a 21-year-old man who was known to the protection agency and had a documented history of mental health conditions.

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    Another staged event for the sick lazy pedo using the pathetic gun laws and the piss poor healthcare system in the USA. Best should be in a hospital and not roaming the streets with a firearm.

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      Just a thought, and no less nefarious for it, but I wonder if some of these are less full staging and known potential threats they purposely ignore and allow to happen but are ready to make sure it doesn’t go to far. The press conference one was way too comfortable.

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        Yes, it is another way to look at it. Best was arrested by the US Secret Service in June 2025 for a similar attempt and if the WH is surrounded by facial recognition, they could observe his approach and wait for the right moment.

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      These events have become rather common, I can think of at least five since Trump’s term began.

      They get less press than Trump posting a pooping meme… so, what’s the motivation for the staging? A paragraph at HuffPo?

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        An attempt to win sympathy and enforce more draconian laws. Altona Bloody Sunday was conducted by the Nazis in 1932.