As readers will have likely heard by now, yet another attempt was made on President Trump's life - this time at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
Mark has much to say about it here.
If the democrats were not so determined to obstruct Trump on every single thing - even things he's uniquely qualified to accomplish, such as building a ballroom - there might be a proper venue in which to host large gatherings. Having attended events at the White House in the past, I concur wholeheartedly with Amy Poehler's observation that the place is "janky". I would add that the rooms are "pokey". For instance, the State Dining Room can only seat 140 guests - and that's with 14 people on tables meant for ten. I will be curious to see where they host King Charles III on Tuesday - big tents on a muddy lawn doesn't sound terribly secure or dignified...
UPDATE - at least one democrat is making sense:
We were there front and center.
That venue wasn't built to accommodate an event with the line of succession for the U.S. government.
After witnessing last night, drop the TDS and build the White House ballroom for events exactly like these. pic.twitter.com/eeUBnlSe5y
— U.S. Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) April 26, 2026
Nevertheless, Mark will be back this morning with his ongoing audio adaptation of his bestselling book America Alone: The End of the World As We Know It. In case you missed it, here's last week's episode of America Alone. Clubbers may catch up on all episodes here.
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Meanwhile, in case you missed it, here's how the last seven days looked at SteynOnline:
~ Steyn's Song of the Week was a great Ukrainian song: "My One and Only Love".
~ On Monday from Kiev/ Kyiv, Mark observed:
Wars are easy to start but rather harder to stop - and, as Washington should have learned in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, when they do eventually stop, it's not in any place that would have seemed remotely plausible back when you started...
~ In Tuesday's column, Mark noted the centenary of Queen Elizabeth II including thoughts re her heir. It was our most read column of the week.
~ Mark was back behind the Clubland Q&A microphone on Wednesday live from Kharkiv, Ukraine fielding questions from Mark Steyn Club members on the situation on the ground there. Plus, Mark weighed in on the recent election results in Virginia, the new Fed chair's proposal to cut interest rates, the most recent Covid vax inquiry report out of the UK and, of course, the ongoing "ceasefire" with Iran.
In case you missed it, here's the action replay.
~ On Thursday, Laura Rosen Cohen with her excellent round-up of links from the internet.
~ Mark wrote of the crossroads of Europe in his weekend column.
~ In this week's edition of Mark Steyn on the Town he featured Ukrainian blasts across the oblasts.
~ For Saturday's Rick's Flicks, Rick McGinnis reviewed Cary Grant in The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer.
Don't forget to tune-in later today for Steyn's Song of the Week at Serenade Radio at 5:30pm in the UK/ 12:30pm North American Eastern Time.
THE MARK STEYN 2026 CRUISE - October 4th-11th
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