US President Donald Trump escaped unharmed after a shooting incident at the annual White House correspondents’ dinner in Washington, United States, on Saturday night. The shooter was apprehended and taken into custody. Later when he was asked whether the shooting was linked to the Iran war, Trump said, “I don’t think so.”
As soon as shots were fired at the press dinner at the Hilton hotel in Washington, the Secret Service and members of the National Guard rushed to Trump and took him away from the event. Present at the event with the President were First Lady Melania Trump, vice president JD Vance, secretary of state Marco Rubio, and defense secretary Pete Hegseth. Trump and the others are uninjured after the incident.
Before addressing a press conference at the White House, Trump took to Truth Social, saying he had “quite an evening”. The US President said he insisted to “let the show go on” despite the security scare. He also shared pictures of the apprehended suspect and CCTV footage of him speeding past the Security Service perimetres.
Trump told reporters during the presser that shooter was a “lone wolf” and a “would-be assassin”, adding that he was “a whack job”.
When asked if the shooting was linked to the ongoing war with Iran, the US President said, “I don’t think so.” He further stated, “This incident won’t deter me from winning the Iran war.”
