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shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, a senior official confirmed to the BBC. Trump has stood by the Secret Service, which has come under scrutiny after an armed suspect, 31-year-old Cole
response since the shooting has focused largely on removing obstacles to constructing a massive ballroom at the White House where the mansion's east wing once stood. On Sunday, Trump posted on social media that
Secret Service counter assault team stand on the stage after a shooting incident outside the ballroom during the White House Correspondents Dinner on April 25 in Washington.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5184x5184+1296+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3b%2Fee%2F1ceef07f47ef965e762ea67e6591%2Fap26116190410897.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/27/nx-s1-5801476/whca-dinner-security-secret-service-president-trump) ### [Politics](https://www.npr.org/sections/politics/) ### [Here
shooting incident", and one person has been taken into custody. In an address from the White House, the president said it was "always shocking when this happens, that never changes". Immediately after the incident, Trump
shooting and the suspect. ## What happened to Trump? The president was hosting the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner at the Hilton Hotel on Saturday night. The dinner is an annual tradition, where journalists who cover
shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner in Washington, DC, where President Donald Trump was [rushed from the scene](/news/2026/4/26/trump-evacuated-from-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner). A gunman charged a security checkpoint outside the ballroom for the annual media gala
White House correspondents’ dinner when a news alert flashed on his phone. He said he then began watching television coverage of the shooting, which required the Secret Service to evacuate Trump, Melania Trump and several
White House World Cup task force said events in Washington DC were a "sobering reminder of the unpredictable threats facing our nation". Giuliani added: "The swift response by law enforcement and Secret Service agents saved
shooting incident at the White House correspondents dinner. Donald and Melania Trump, as well as members of the US cabinet, were evacuated from the ballroom at the Washington Hilton on Saturday [after gunshots could
responsibility is protecting the US president. And earlier that day, Spillman had been part of an external screening security detail at the 2025 PGA Cadillac Championship, which Donald Trump attended. According to the police statement
White House correspondents’ dinner, is facing an [additional related charge](https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/indictment-charges-cole-tomas-allen-attempt-assassinate-president-and-assault-federal) for assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon, federal authorities announced on Tuesday. The new charge, which formally accuses Allen
response to the latest tariff threats from Donald Trump. 4. ***Middle East*** | Hopes of a breakthrough in negotiations between Iran and the US [faded further on Sunday](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/26/no-headway-in-middle-east-peace-efforts-as-us-and-iran-refuse-to-yield), amid a deepening sense
shooting](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/25/nx-s1-5799544/trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner) "First, we heard that President Trump was going to return and speak and the program was going to continue as scheduled," Dorning said. "And then by the time we left
shooting on Saturday: "I can't imagine that there's any profession that's more dangerous". The White House Correspondents' Association president called the attack "harrowing". In a statement on Sunday, White House Correspondents' Association
secret service after gunshots rang out – was asked at a press conference if he thought his war in Iran could be a motive. "I don't think so, but you never know," the president replied
Service, Law Enforcement and, for different reasons, every President for the last 150 years, have been DEMANDING that a large, safe, and secure Ballroom be built ON THE GROUNDS OF THE WHITE HOUSE,” Trump posted
White House Correspondents’ Dinner into a campaign cudgel, accusing Democrats of opening the door to political violence with “dangerous and inflammatory rhetoric” against the president. And they’re leveraging the attempted security breach