US EditionTrump calls for WH Correspondents Dinner to be rescheduled after shooting
Weijia Jiang said Trump wants the dinner reset within a month after a suspected gunman was shot and guests were evacuated, Axios reported.
- President Trump called to reschedule the White House Correspondents Dinner within the next month following a security incident on Saturday, WHCA chair Weijia Jiang announced.
- Secret Service agents shot a suspected gunman attempting to breach the venue, prompting an immediate evacuation after federal officials reported the threat to all attendees.
- Writing on Truth Social, Trump confirmed "the shooter has been apprehended" and he had "recommended that we 'LET THE SHOW GO ON,'" though he noted he would defer to law enforcement.
- After 30 minutes of confusion, Jiang announced that "everyone is safe," but law enforcement insisted on clearing the building, halting the dinner's resumption.
- A source compared the security incident to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher surviving a 1984 assassination attempt, while organizers plan to reschedule the dinner within the next month.
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Republicans and Democrats unite after WHCA dinner shooting
Reactions poured in from Democrats and Republicans after the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner shooting on Saturday night, with both sides condemning the violence. Governor JB Pritzker (D-IL) shared on X, “Violence has no place in our nation.” “Political violence is absolutely unacceptable. I am glad the President and guests at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner are safe,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D-NY) posted on X. Rep. Marie Glue…
Credit Where It’s Due: CBS’s Jiang Delivered as WHCA President Amid Shooting Chaos
Saturday night marked an unfathomable turn of events as, minutes after the beginning of dinner being served at the 2026 White House Correspondents Dinner (WHCD), a rabid gunman began shooting and attempted to breach the room. What normally serves as the White House Correspondents Association president’s last major act became a nightmare for its current title holder, CBS senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang. But prior to and after the ch…
The traditional White House Correspondents' Dinner, in the presence of Donald Trump, had to be interrupted Saturday, April 25, after an armed man tried to introduce him. ...
A man tried to force the entrance to the White House correspondents' dinner, which was taking place in a Washington hotel. Donald Trump, present in the room, had to be evacuated. A suspect was arrested. The story.
WH Correspondents' Dinner Cancelled After Shooting Despite Trump Wanting the Show to Go on
The 2026 White House Correspondents’ Dinner was officially cancelled and due to be rescheduled late Saturday night following a security breach and shooting at the Washington Hilton, a decision made […] The post WH Correspondents' Dinner Cancelled After Shooting Despite Trump Wanting the Show to Go on appeared first on The Western Journal.
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