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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 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's a look inside security at the White House Correspondents' Association
press dinner The US government has evidence that a federal agent was shot by the suspect during an alleged recent attempt to assassinate Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, the US attorney
White House 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
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
press briefing room. On X, the Secret Service said it was "aware of reports of shots fired near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW" — one block from the White House — and was "working to corroborate
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 The White House Correspondents’ Dinner, an annual gathering of politicians and reporters, has been rescheduled to July 24, following an attack on its originally scheduled date. The event was originally meant to unfold
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
press gala, key details about the shooting remain unclear. As the investigation has evolved, prosecutors' statements have changed on whether the suspect shot a US Secret Service officer as gunfire rang out at the Washington
evidence so far suggests that the attack is one of the most ideologically clear-cut to have taken place in recent years. "It's been a while since we've had … a true white nationalist
shooting – allegedly targeting Trump’s administration – interrupted the annual White House correspondents’ dinner. The FCC – [led by Trump-appointed chairman Brendan Carr](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/27/fcc-chair-brendan-carr) – does not grant licenses to national television networks; rather
Dinner at the Washington Hilton on Saturday evening. President Trump and other administration officials were rushed out, and a suspect was arrested. **Andrew Harnik/Getty Images** Andrew Harnik/Getty Images - 🎧 **NPR's Tamara Keith