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‘I just want to go home’: Tearful Erika Kirk escorted out after White House dinner

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Erika Kirk was seen being escorted from the White House Correspondents' Dinner in tears after gunfire caused panic and evacuation. The incident evoked sympathy due to her husband Charlie Kirk's death last year. The dinner was disrupted by a shooting near the security screening area, leading to a lockdown and the arrest of a suspect.

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