White House dinner shooting LIVE: US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were quickly escorted out of the on Saturday night by Secret Service agents after a loud, unexplained noise was heard.
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A White House aide confirmed that Trump was safe. A freelance photographer working for Reuters reported hearing four to six loud bangs elsewhere in the hotel, though not directly near the dinner venue. Several media outlets suggested the possibility of a gunman.
The event was abruptly disrupted as guests fell silent, followed by shouts of “Get down, get down!” as panic spread through the room.
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in White House Correspondents’ dinner incident is in custody and is alive, sources told Reuters.
Many of the roughly 2,600 attendees ducked for cover, while waitstaff hurried toward the front of the dining hall.
Moments before security escorted her off the stage, Melania Trump appeared to notice something in the crowd and looked visibly concerned, according to a live C-SPAN broadcast.
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Trump says ‘I have spoken with all the representatives in charge of the event, and we will be rescheduling within 30 days.”
Trump added, “I will be giving a press conference in 30 minutes from the White House Press Briefing room.” (Reuters)
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President Donald Trump was reported uninjured, and other top leaders of the United States were evacuated from an annual dinner of White House correspondents on Saturday night after an unspecified threat.
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White House dinner shooting LIVE: US Attorney Jeanine Pirro says Secret Service in charge of building, DC mayor in route
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro posted a short video from the hotel after the incident, saying, “I have been taken out of the ballroom after the sound of the shots fired. The Secret Service is now in charge of this building, this hotel. I just spoke to Mayor Muriel Bowser. She is on her way, and (Police) Chief Jeffery Carroll is on his way. He will be in charge as soon as he gets here.” (AP)
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White House dinner shooting LIVE: Washington Hilto n hotel commonly stays open to public, while security is focused on ballroom
Generally, the Hilton hotel, where the dinner has taken place for years, remains open to regular guests during the White House Correspondents Dinner. It has typically been focused on the ballroom — rather than the hotel at large — with little screening for people not entering the dinner itself. (AP)
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White House dinner shooting LIVE: Most WHCD attendees are closed inside the ballroom and cannot leave
Dinner organizers said there will be an “announcement shortly, we will be resuming shortly” from the stage. Most attendees are closed inside the ballroom and can’t leave, AP reported.
A block from the White House, party-goers headed to the Renwick Museum were instead gathered at police tape as the streets and sidewalks were blocked off. Police cars tore up and down the block, sirens blaring. A helicopter buzzed overhead. (AP)
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Hundreds of guests dove under the tables as Secret Service officers in combat gear ran into the dining room. Trump and the first lady had bent down behind the dais before being hustled out by Secret Service officers.
White House dinner shooting LIVE: ‘Let the show go on,’ says Trump after White House shooting
US President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social, “Quite an evening in D.C. Secret Service and Law Enforcement did a fantastic job. They acted quickly and bravely. The shooter has been apprehended, and I have recommended that we “LET THE SHOW GO ON” but, will entirely be guided by Law Enforcement. They will make a decision shortly. Regardless of that decision, the evening will be much different than planned, and we’ll just, plain, have to do it again.”
White House dinner shooting LIVE: ‘Get down, get down!’ Trump and Melania rushed to safety as shots fired
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner by Secret Service agents on Saturday night after a loud, unidentified noise, Reuters reported.
A White House aide said Trump was safe after a freelance photographer working for Reuters heard four to six loud bangs in the hotel but not the immediate vicinity of the dinner, as reported by Reuters.
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