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shooting Donald Trump spoke with CBS correspondent Norah O’Donnell in an interview that aired [Sunday night on 60 Minutes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIOvAl8u1xs) describing his ordeal at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner
interview with *60 Minutes* the day after the dinner, Trump dismissed claims that the incident was staged. [ in Washington DC where the US president
shooting at the 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
interview with 60 Minutes](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/read-the-full-transcript-of-norah-odonnells-interview-with-president-trump-60-minutes/) on Sunday, Trump repeated a false claim he has made at least three times: that the BBC used AI to put words in his mouth and alter
correspondents’ dinner while the first course of burrata and greens sat on their plates. “We thought that some of the plates for the dinner fell, and next thing you know, we all went under
shooting unfolded A guest at the [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
Trump and senior members of the president’s administration. In an interview with [TMZ](https://www.tmz.com/2026/04/27/john-hinckley-says-washington-hilton-not-secure-after-shooting/) published on Monday, John Hinckley Jr also observed that “bad things keep happening” at the hotel and maintained
shooting at the Washington Hilton continued to surface, the alleged shooter Cole Tomas Allen, 31, mocked an “insane” lack of security at the Washington dinner in a manifesto reportedly send to his family 10 minutes
correspondents’ association dinner?** The annual event is a tradition that dates back to the 1920s, and is a fixture in the US political calendar. Most presidents have attended at least one, and often make self
Correspondents' Dinner](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/26/g-s1-118807/trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner) in Washington, allegedly targeting administration officials. Trump has survived two previous assassination attempts, and Justice Department officials stressed this week that it takes all such threats seriously. At a [Tuesday
correspondents’ dinner will be [rescheduled for 24 July](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/02/white-house-correspondents-dinner-rescheduled-trump)**. The Washington event was abruptly cancelled in April after a shooting. ## **Stat of the day: One-tonne cocaine bust reveals secret US-Mexico tunnel
interviewed on NBC’s Meet the Press. He said the alleged gunman will face charges that include assault of a federal officer, discharging a firearm and attempting to kill a federal officer. Surveillance footage shows
shooting at the correspondents' dinner, plans shifted to transform it into a secure facility, and costs have since soared to about a billion dollars. Trump wanted Congress to pay for its additional security. Sen. Bill
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 of firing
Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday night in Washington DC. Oz Pearlman - a self-described "mentalist" performing mind tricks - told the BBC he was talking to Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and White House press secretary
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
correspondents’ dinner on his show, Kimmel said: “Our first lady, Melania, is here. Look at Melania, so beautiful. Mrs Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow.” Kimmel also mocked the first lady