Armed man arrested near White House planned to kill Trump, DHS says
Topics: Venezuela
2 outlets (CBS News and NBC News) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 2 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Both headlines use “man”, “near”, “Armed”, “arrested”. Distinct wording: CBS News uses “planned” and “kill”; NBC News uses “threatening” and “allegedly”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- CBS News reports: “Secret Service officers found three weapons in the vehicle of the suspect, who allegedly told officers he had heard voices in his head telling him to come to Washington and assassinate the president.”
- NBC News reports: “The Secret Service said a Venezuelan migrant in the U.S. illegally was arrested with an arsenal of weapons in his car near the White House and threatened to kill President Trump. NBC News’ Tom Wint…”
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- CBS News: Armed man arrested near White House planned to kill Trump, DHS says
- NBC News: Armed man arrested near White House for allegedly threatening Trump
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