What we know so far about gunfire at White House Correspondents' dinner?
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April 26, 2026
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It was meant to be a glitzy Saturday night at a Washington ballroom featuring Head Donald Trump, but the glamor was shattered by gunshots that left
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What we know so far about gunfire at White House Correspondents' dinner?
It was meant to be a glitzy Saturday night at a Washington ballroom featuring Head Donald Trump, but the glamor was shattered by gunshots that left guests diving to the floor and the US head bundled out by protection personnel.
Trump was seated on the dais at the White House Correspondents´ Association's annual dinner — the first time he is attending as head — when loud bangs disrupted the revelry and caused him and others on stage to look up in alarm.
Video captured by AFPTV , other news outlets, and AFP reporters attending the event showed a chaotic scene unfolding.
Moments after what sounded like gunshots, cries of "Stay down!" and "Get down!" were heard while guests, including correspondents, representatives in the Trump governing body, and some members of his executive took cover.
Amid the chaos, the head was quickly surrounded by US Secret Service personnel, their weapons drawn, and they quickly rushed Trump off the stage and through a back curtain as the crowd crouched in shock.
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