The guests, including the president, took shelter on Saturday after hearing loud explosions. The president was escorted by secret service agents and a man was arrested.
The guests, including President Donald Trump, took shelter on Saturday during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner after hearing loud explosions. The American president is safe and has been taken away by secret service agents. A suspected shooter has been arrested.
The entire room was later evacuated, along with members of the American government, from Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Police surrounded the area and helicopters flew over the capital.
The White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) organizes this major political-media gathering. Since returning to power, the American president has relentlessly attacked the press, verbally and in court, while his allies’ influence on the media landscape grows, like the purchase of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) by his competitor Paramount Skydance, controlled by Donald Trump’s close associates, the Ellisons.
Unlike all his predecessors since the 1920s, the billionaire has always skipped the dinner as president. This dinner, attended by hundreds of journalists and media executives with their guests from the political and economic world, takes place every year in late April. It raises funds for scholarships and awards.
