‘We went under the table screaming’: guests recount commotion from White House correspondents’ dinner
Lawmakers and reporters in shock after Washington press event abruptly ends following gunshotsTrump evacuated after shots fired at White House correspondents’ dinner – what we knowWhite House correspondents’ dinner – latest updatesLawmakers and journalists were in shock after a Washington media tradition turned violent on Saturday night, halting the White House correspondents’ dinner while the first course of burrata and greens sat on their plates.“We thought that some of the plates for the dinner fell, and next thing you know, we all went under the table screaming,” said Jamie Raskin, a Maryland congressman who was among the 2,000 attendees gathered to celebrate press freedom. It was the first time that Donald Trump chose to attend the annual Washington event. Continue reading...
