The US president was midway through a conversation before loud bangs rang out at the venue and he was quickly escorted to safety.
Secret Service rushed to remove Vice President JD Vance and President Donald Trump from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner after a shooting incident outside the ballroom.
The White House correspondents’ dinner was upended by gunshots on Saturday night, prompting the immediate evacuation of Donald Trump and Melania Trump. Journalists and guests hid under tables as the US Secret Service rushed into the room Continue reading...
The suspect was reportedly taken into custody and is thought to be alive.
President Trump and several cabinet members were safely rushed from the event in Washington, D.C. after several loud sounds were heard. The Secret Service said one person was in custody.
The president was evacuated after loud sounds were heard in the ballroom of a hotel where the event is being staged.
President Trump is set to attend the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday evening for the first time while in the Oval Office. Trump announced in March that he would accept the invitation to the dinner "in honor of our Nation's 250th Birthday" after boycotting the event during his first administration and last year. [...]
'Quite an evening in D.C. Secret Service and Law Enforcement did a fantastic job. They acted quickly and bravely'