According to reports, at the evening’s White House Correspondents Dinner (WHCA), shots were fired, and President Trump was evacuated from the stage as what sounded like gunshots rang out.
Trump posted on Truth Social:
Quite an evening in D.C. Secret Service and Law Enforcement did a fantastic job. They acted quickly and bravely. The shooter has been apprehended, and I have recommended that we “LET THE SHOW GO ON” but, will entirely be guided by Law Enforcement. They will make a decision shortly. Regardless of that decision, the evening will be much different than planned, and we’ll just, plain, have to do it again. President DONALD J. TRUMP
CNN’s Scotting Jennings has confirmed with CNN correspondent Kaitlin Collins that one shooter is dead on the scene.
From Jacqui Heinrich:
Hello from backstage.We’re in a hold behind the stage right now. Staff are going out to reset the head table.POTUS never left and is down the hall from me. He wants the show to go on.We’re told by his detail someone tried to get through the mags with a gun. The counter assault team did their job (unclear what that means) and the subject is now offsite.POTUS was evacuated to a hold – the rest of us from the head table are down the hall from him. Secret service had to determine if there were any other threats, we are being told there are no threats.The building is NOT being evacuated.We are waiting for staff to reset head table to resume the program.
Listen to Collins report live from the event.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La) was also rushed from the scene.
The chaos seems to be continuing as we speak:
The WHCA Dinner is an annual tradition in which journalists and the White House get together for a party, typically called “Nerd Prom,” and kick off the Spring gala and social season in DC.
If an attempt on the president, this would be the third assassination attempt on President Trump.
Update 9:35 PM The Secret Service released the following statement on X/Twitter:
Update: 9:45 PM EST. The event has been canceled, and President Trump will hold a press conference at the White House in 30 minutes.
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