President Donald Trump was evacuated from an annual dinner of White House correspondents on Saturday night after shots were fired. President Donald Trump and members of his administration were the likely targets of a suspect who fired on a Secret Service agent at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington Saturday night, U.S. Acting
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, flanked by FBI Director Kash Patel (L) and President Donald Trump (R), speaks during a press briefing at the White House shortly after a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington on April 25, 2026. Nathan Howard/Getty Images President Donald Trump and members of his administration were
Washington — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that investigators believe the armed man who charged a security checkpoint outside the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner was targeting members of President Trump’s administration. “We do believe, based upon just a very preliminary start to understanding what happened, that he was targeting members of the
Washington — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that investigators believe the armed man who charged a security checkpoint outside the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner was targeting members of President Trump’s administration. “We do believe, based upon just a very preliminary start to understanding what happened, that he was targeting members of the
A would-be assassin was stopped at the Washington Hilton, marking the third known assassination attempt against Trump in less than two years' time.
The attempted attack at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner Saturday by a “lone man” will “not stop” President Trump from doing his job and appearing in public before the American people, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday. In an interview with “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” the morning after shots were fired at the
Gunfire at the Washington Hilton Saturday night abruptly halted the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. A man allegedly armed with two firearms and knives breached a Secret Service checkpoint outside the ballroom. He was stopped by law enforcement before he could reach the dinner where President Trump and 2,600 guests had gathered. A Secret