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White House Correspondents’ Association dinner when shots rang out. A gunman opened fire at the Washington Hilton hotel Saturday night, though he did not breach the basement-level ballroom where Trump was sitting
Correspondents’ Dinner was interrupted by loud bangs on Saturday evening, followed by immediate commotion. [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump) and Melania Trump were evacuated immediately as many journalists and their guests across the room ducked
Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington DC on Saturday night is believed to have been targeting members of the [Trump administration](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration), the acting US attorney general, Todd Blanche, said on Sunday morning. Blanche
Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner as [guests dived for cover](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/26/white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting-covering-trump) under tables. The chaotic events raised fresh questions about the security of top officials, many of whom were gathered in the hotel
White House correspondents’ dinner](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting) retained his table manners and was spotted calmly tucking into his salad course on Saturday, soon after gunfire rang out and heavily armed [Secret Service](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/secret-service)
White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was [targeting Trump](/news/2026/4/26/trump-his-administration-likely-targets-at-media-dinner-us-official) and members of his administration. The suspect — who was armed with a shotgun, a handgun, and multiple knives — rushed a US Secret Service checkpoint
White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, D.C., in Torrance, California, U.S., April 25, 2026. REUTERS/Daniel Cole](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/reuters_69edb12a-1777185066.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C514&quality=80) People in the neighbourhood look on as police stand on the corner outside the residence
White House correspondents’ dinner, conversations [centered on](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/25/donald-trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner) the role of the media and freedom of the press as journalists prepared to dine with the president. Instead of a speech stacked with heated
happening” at the hotel and maintained it was “just not a secure place to hold big events”. Hinckley’s voice was perhaps an unconventional addition to the growing chorus [posing questions about the level
White House Correspondents Dinner](https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/04/26/402293168/7-obama-jokes-that-stood-out-from-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner) "For magic to work, you have to do something which seems impossible," he says. "And when technology makes certain things possible, you have to do something else." That
Correspondents’ Association dinner was targeting US President Donald Trump and members of his administration, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says. Blanche said on Sunday that authorities believe the suspect travelled from California to Washington
happening on day 58 as Tehran-Washington talks stall? Prospects for a [diplomatic breakthrough](/news/liveblog/2026/4/26/iran-war-live-tehran-rejects-talks-under-siege-trump-cancels-envoys-trip) in the US-Israeli war with Iran appear to have dimmed, with negotiations to end the two-month conflict stalled
correspondents’ dinner was expected to appear in federal court to face criminal charges on Monday. The alleged shooter, identified by law enforcement agencies as Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old man from Torrance
White House Correspondents’ Association gala dinner on Saturday evening. Trump has long called for prosecuting his political opponents and has set his sights, in particular, on Comey, who oversaw the early days of an investigation
White House correspondents’ dinner had](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/27/white-house-press-dinner-shooting-suspect-court), according to the FBI, written that “I am no longer willing to permit a paedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes”. Cole Tomas