Trump Rushed Off Stage After Shots Fired at White House Correspondents' Dinner
The suspect was reportedly taken into custody and is thought to be alive.

'Quite an evening in D.C. Secret Service and Law Enforcement did a fantastic job. They acted quickly and bravely'
The suspect was reportedly taken into custody and is thought to be alive.
Secret Service says US president and first lady are safe and suspect is in custody after shooting incident in DCOne person in custody after Trump evacuated in shooting incident at White House correspondents’ dinnerWhite House correspondents’ dinner – latest updatesThe White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday night was upended by gunshots, prompting the immediate evacuation of Donald Trump and Melania Trump.Journalists and guests at the Washington Hilton ballroom hid under tables while the US Secret Service had guns drawn as they rushed White House pool reporters out of the room and mentioned “shots fired”.Anthony Guglielmi, a Secret Service spokesperson, said in a statement that the agency was investigating a “shooting incident near the main magnetometer screening area at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner”. “The president and the first lady are safe,” he said, along with everyone who was at the dinner and in the protection of Secret Service. “One individual is in custody. The condition of those involved is not yet known, and law enforcement is actively assessing the situation.”The Guardian’s David Smith, who was one of four Guardian journalists in the room at the Washington Hilton when the president was evacuated, stopped Jamie Raskin for his reaction.Raskin, a Democratic congressman from Maryland, said: “I didn’t see anything in terms of the shooter, except I just entered the room about five minutes ago and I was talking to people from the Boston Globe and my old friend Kerry Kennedy and then I think a Secret Service agent threw me to the ground and on top of some other people and people were screaming and yelling. Apparently there was a shooter in the lobby and, at least the rumor is, that the shooter has been killed and is dead in the lobby and that’s really all I know. I was just trying to get over to the NBC table – these people had invited me and I never even made it to the table, so I felt bad.”Raskin added: “I heard some loud noises but I don’t know if that was people reacting or if that was something outside, it was hard to know, but people very quickly were saying that was a shot, that was the gunshot. People were terrified; people seem to be relieved now.”The Guardian’s Rachel Leingang was seated at the table alongside colleagues and guests when someone yelled that shots had been fired. Guests began diving under the tables. She recalls Secret Service agents running in and moving chairs of the way as they raced down the aisles. “Everyone kind of stayed under the tables for a little while, until people started like popping back up and then everyone tried to figure out what was going on – they were talking to each other like: ‘What happened? What happened?’”Trump rescheduled the dinner, posting on Truth Social later on Saturday: “The First Lady, plus the Vice President, and all Cabinet members, are in perfect condition. We will be speaking to you in a half an hour. I have spoken with all the representatives in charge of the event, and we will be rescheduling within 30 days.”CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer said he was within a few feet of the shooter, and called into CNN to describe his observations. Blitzer said he saw “a very, very serious weapon. He starts shooting, and I happened to have been a few feet away from him. As he was shooting, of course, the first thing that went through my mind: is he trying to shoot me? And I don’t think he was trying to shoot me, but I was very close to him as the gunshots were fired and he was very very scary. But I’m okay, now.” Continue reading...
President Trump, First Lady Melania, Vice President Vance and others have been reportedly rushed out of the White House Correspondents' Dinner amid a 'security incident.' The President and his entire Cabinet were safely evacuated after shots were fired at the WHCD. The post BREAKING: President Trump Rushed Out of White House Correspondents’ Dinner After Shots Fired – SHOOTER DOWN (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
President Donald Trump was rushed out of the White House Correspondents' Dinner after a sudden disturbance sent attendees ducking for cover as Secret Service intervened. The cause of the incident remains unclear.
President Trump was evacuated from the White House Correspondents' Dinner after gunfire erupted.
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump on Saturday were evacuated from the White House Correspondents Dinner after shots were fired while the two were on stage. Three or four loud bangs were heard, according to reporters from The Hill who were attending the dinner. People immediately dove under their tables to take cover, before…
President Trump was evacuated from the stage at White House Correspondents' dinner. It was not immediately clear why he was rushed off stage but attendees reported loud bangs outside the ballroom.
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. [...]
The president was evacuated from the dinner after loud sounds were heard in the ballroom of a hotel where the event is being staged.