President Trump evacuated from White House Correspondents Dinner after ‘shooting incident'

Apr 25, 2026 - 22:00
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President Trump evacuated from White House Correspondents Dinner after ‘shooting incident'

President Donald Trump and other high-ranking administration officials were abruptly evacuated from the room at the White House Correspondents’ Association annual dinner Saturday night following a “shooting incident.”

The agency later said all of its protectees, including the president and first lady, were safe, and the person involved in the incident was in custody.

It was not immediately clear who fired the gunshots or what led to the incident.

The president is expected to hold a press conference at the White House after 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.

Soon after the event began Secret Service agents swarmed the ballroom at the Washington Hilton Hotel, where some reporters, administration officials and dignitaries ducked under their tables amid the confusion.

Security stopped the event and ushered Trump and other officials out of the room. Other attendees, including most of the journalists in attendance, remained in the ballroom.

Some attendees reported several loud bangs before the evacuations, but were unable to place them or identify the source.

Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for Washington D.C., said she was “taken out” of the main ballroom “after the sound of the shots fired.”

“The secret service is now in charge of this building, this hotel,” she said, adding that she’s spoken with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Police Chief Jeffery Carroll.

The Washington Hilton was notably the location of a 1981 assassination attempt on then-President Ronald Reagan.

This is a developing story. Refresh for updates.

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