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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 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
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
responsible" in their coverage of the unfolding situation. Shortly before giving an address to the media, Trump shared images and a video of the alleged shooting suspect. The close-up photo shows a shirtless
shooting incident. “I didn’t want to say this,” Trump said at a press briefing late Saturday after returning to the White House from the press dinner, “but this is why we have to have
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
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, adding that more information about the motives of the shooter