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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
Trump’s quick pivot to claiming that the shooting incident confirms the need for a more secure ballroom at the White House, and rightwing pundits’ near-uniformity in messaging along the same lines
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
responses were gathered prior to the Saturday night shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, where Trump was due to speak, and it’s not clear if the incident
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
responsibility to respect freedom of the press and freedom of expression seriously,” the rights group said in a statement. ## Ted Cruz denounces review The FCC decision sparked rare Republican criticism of the Trump administration
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
response to repeated violations of its airspace. Fidel Castro said the military acted under “standing orders” to shoot down aircraft entering Cuban territory, while insisting Raul Castro did not personally order the strike. Washington condemned
incident, the video of Kimmel poking fun at Melania caused outrage from some members of the president’s Republican Party. ## How did the Trumps react? While the joke played on the perception that the first
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
incidents involve multiple vessels, and our tally of the dead stands at 178. There were [five attacks](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/16/us-launches-fifth-strike-on-alleged-pacific-drug-boat-in-a-week-killing-three) between 11 and 15 April alone.” Trump has described the situation as an “armed conflict
Trump is scheduled to attend Monday’s NBA game at Madison Square Garden, saying recently that he accepted an invitation from Knicks owner James Dolan. Security has been enhanced in the city before
shooting at a Washington media dinner on Saturday would not divert him from the war on Iran. “It’s not going to deter me from winning the war in Iran. I don’t know
shooting down a United States military helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz, saying that he will respond to the attack. “I have just been informed by our Great Military that last night the Iranians shot
shooting down jets that violate allied airspace. Speaking to the Guardian in Prague, Pavel called for “decisive enough, potentially even asymmetric” responses to counter Moscow’s provocative behaviour against the alliance or risk the Kremlin
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
incident has sparked a White House security review. [As first reported by The Telegraph,, external](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/04/28/white-house-world-cup-security-trump-assassination-attempt/) those in charge of planning for the 2026 World Cup in the United States have also expressed
responsible  Rachel Reyes, holds a photo of her son, Ruben Ray Martinez, a U.S. citizen who was shot and killed
shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. We are relieved that President Trump @realDonaldTrump, Vice President Vance @JDVance and First Lady are safe," he said. "We strongly condemn all forms of violence which
Trump threatening military action against the Cuban government, and an energy crisis created by a tight US oil embargo causing rolling blackouts and prompting [protests](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/14/cuba-us-energy-blockade-oil-fuel-petrol-runs-out) in the capital. Miami’s Freedom Tower