Trump evacuated, White House Correspondents dinner canceled after shots fired; suspect in custody

WASHINGTON, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 26th Apr, 2026) The annual White House Correspondents Dinner was canceled Saturday night after shots were fired in the hotel where the event was taking place, with President Donald Trump in attendance, according to news media reports.

President Trump was evacuated from the head table, but everyone attending the dinner was safe, the report said.

Video from inside the White House Correspondents' Dinner shows attendees ducking for cover as the president is evacuated.

Trump and the other dignitaries who were evacuated were safe, the report said. The Secret Service and the president said that a suspect has been apprehended.

Law enforcement is continuing to conduct the investigation.

This was the first correspondents' dinner that Trump attended as president.

He was scheduled to speak.

Other dignitaries who were escorted out included House Speaker Mike Johnson, and Vice President JD Vance.

Trump praised the Secret Service for their work.

"Quite an evening in D.C. Secret Service and Law Enforcement did a fantastic job. They acted quickly and bravely," he said in a social media post.

Trump added that he "recommended that we "LET THE SHOW GO ON" but, will entirely be guided by Law Enforcement.

"They will make a decision shortly. Regardless of that decision, the evening will be much different than planned, and we'll just, plain, have to do it again," he said.

White House Correspondents' Association President Weijia Jiang told the crowd at the Washington Hilton ballroom that the programme would continue at some point.

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