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dinner? Nearly a week after a suspect allegedly tried to assassinate President Donald Trump at a press gala, key details about the shooting
press conference at the White House, where Trump promised the dinner would be rescheduled. [](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/26/g-s1-118807/trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner) ### [Politics
press dinner shooting raises questions over security at event The shooting in the White House correspondents’ gala has prompted questions over security with some asking how a shooter was able to get close to where
details on the man and his motives aren’t yet clear. Trump has been the target of two prior assassination attempts, including one in Butler, Pennsylvania, where a man attending a Trump rally was killed
press dinner shooting New images included in a memorandum filed by the US government show Cole Tomas Allen - the man accused of opening fire at a White House Correspondents' dinner last weekend - with weapons
shooting at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner on Saturday. **Andrew Harnik/Getty Images** Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Hours after a gunman attempted to breach the White House Correspondents' Dinner, details are slowly emerging about
shooting remains unclear, but Trump has said he hopes to be able to give an update on Sunday. The annual White House Correspondents' Dinner was being held at the Washington Hilton hotel, and the president
shoot me, but I was very close to him as the gunshots were fired and he was very, very scary. But I’m OK, now.” Kerry Kennedy, a lawyer and human rights activist, said
dinner in April. "It's much more secure... It's drone proof, it's [got] bulletproof glass. We need the ballroom. That's why Secret Service, that's why the military are demanding
shoot officials in the Trump administration, two sources told CBS. Citing the sources, CBS also said that at least five to eight gunshots were fired during the incident. CCTV footage posted by Trump shows
details on their condition. No officers were injured in the attack, the Secret Service has confirmed. The shooting remains under investigation, and road closures around the White House will likely stay in place overnight
press briefing shortly after a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on April 25, 2026. **Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images** Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images At a time of historically high political violence
shooting](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/26/white-house-press-dinner-shooting-how-it-unfolded). Donald Trump, who was swiftly evacuated from the gala following the incident on 25 April, has pledged to attend a rescheduled event. Confirming his attendance and plan to speak at July
press corps. He was stopped by federal law enforcement officers before getting close to his presumed targets. [ Sunday morning the suspect is believed to have been targeting administration officials. ## **What happened?** Just after the dinner began around 8:00 p.m. ET, the suspect allegedly attempted to breach
Dinner shooting [sic], and goes to show how important it is, for all future Presidents, to get, what will be, the most safe and secure space of its kind ever built in Washington, D.C,” Trump
shooting incident outside the ballroom during the White House Correspondents Dinner on April 25 in Washington. **Alex Brandon/AP** Alex Brandon/AP *Tamara Keith was president of the WHCA from 2022-2023 and planned the 2023 dinner
shooting and a transatlantic alliance showing fresh signs of strain. British flags could be seen lining lamp-posts outside the White House, where Donald Trump and the first lady, Melania Trump, were [set to host
detailed view of a hat that reads, God Guns and Trump is seen at a campaign event for U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow, a Republican from Louisiana, at Bourne's Restaurant