Trump returns to White House correspondents' dinner after April attack halted gala
The redo will feature tighter security, a smaller guest list and awards honoring Secret Service officer Victor Gonzales and Washington Hilton staff.
- President Donald Trump addresses the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Association dinner tonight at the Waldorf Astoria, returning to the event nearly three months after an assassination attempt cut short the original April 25 gala.
- After Cole Tomas Allen allegedly fired a shotgun near a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton, the event was aborted and attendees evacuated as Secret Service agents neutralized the threat.
- Organizers shifted the gala to the smaller Waldorf Astoria with enhanced security and will honor Secret Service Police Officer Victor Gonzales, who was struck in his protective vest by gunfire.
- While 16 Cabinet members plan to attend, First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are absent, citing scheduling conflicts amid persistent administration-media tensions.
- WHCA President Weijia Jiang stated the event "will be a statement that violence has no place in American life," though Trump's rhetoric leaves some observers questioning prospects for reconciliation.
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WASHINGTON. The annual correspondents' dinner was drama-free, unlike in April when it was canceled after an attempted assassination. Donald Trump gave a speech in which most of the jokes were met with silence. But when he was serious, he received applause. "In America, we do not give in to political violence," he said.
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informacion.esDonald Trump met again with the White House Correspondents Association. He did so three months after what The Washington Post called "an apparent assassination attempt." During the postponed event, the President of the United States acknowledged the work of the Secret Service for protecting him that night last April 25 at the Washington Hilton Hotel. The man accused of shooting, Cole Allen, has pleaded innocent of the charge of attempted assassi…
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