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Trump Evacuated After Shooting At White House Correspondents’ Dinner

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04.25.26 | 9:57 pm
TOPSHOT - A screen grab taken from a video filmed by an AFP reporter shows armed agents moving ... TOPSHOT - A screen grab taken from a video filmed by an AFP reporter shows armed agents moving to the stage after loud bangs were heard during the White House Correspondents' dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, on April 25, 2026. Shots were fired as US President Donald Trump attended a press dinner in Washington on Saturday night, witnesses and AFP reporters confirmed. Loud bangs were heard and guests at the black-tie White House Correspondents' Dinner scrambled to hide under tables. (Photo by Danny KEMP and AFPTV teams / AFP via Getty Images) MORE LESS

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President Donald Trump was evacuated from the stage of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner after shots were fired. The Secret Service and the FBI’s Washington Field Office said in a statement that one suspect was in custody. The Secret Service described “a shooting incident” near a magnetometer screening area at the dinner.

The president and First Lady Melania Trump are safe, the Secret Service said.

The DC Metropolitan Police Department did not immediately respond to an inquiry from TPM about the incident. The White House also has not responded to a request for comment.

We’ll update as we learn more.

John Light is TPM's executive editor, based in New York. He previously worked as a producer for Bill Moyers and WNYC and has written for The Atlantic, Slate, Reuters and Grist.
Hunter Walker is an investigative reporter for Talking Points Memo. He is an author and former White House correspondent whose work has appeared in a variety of publications including the New Yorker, Rolling Stone, and New York Magazine. He can be reached at hunter@talkingpointsmemo.com
Emine Yücel is a national political reporter for TPM. A native of Istanbul, Turkey, Emine previously worked at PBS’ Washington Week and NewsHour Weekend and NPR’s Investigations Team. Emine double majored in African American studies and Neuroscience at Northwestern University, where she also competed on the varsity fencing team. She later received her master’s degree in Social Justice and Investigative Reporting from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern.
Josh Kovensky is an investigative reporter for Talking Points Memo, based in New York. He previously worked for the Kyiv Post in Ukraine, covering politics, business, and corruption there.
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  1. There’s NO WAY Secret Service should have POTUS there still if they don’t know if the gunman acted alone or if he had help. POTUS should be so far away from there by now. This screams false flag.

  2. I’ve been waiting for a guide to come and take me by the hand…

  3. Oh FFS. They’ve been doing false flags since October 2016.

  4. TACO Tuesday

    Flip-flop Thursday

    Market Manipulation Friday

    Now Desperation Saturday?

  5. Whew! I was worried there for a moment.

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