US President Donald Trump returns to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Friday, with security heightened after an incident earlier this year disrupted the event. Multiple reports say the president is scheduled to attend the dinner and give the speech he was prevented from delivering in April.
According to the accounts, gunshots were fired at the Washington Hilton during the April event, causing what attendees described as shooting chaos and prompting Trump’s evacuation. One outlet refers to an alleged assassination attempt, while another frames the incident as a shooting that stopped the event and his remarks.
In the current reports, the main focus is on Trump’s return and the security measures in place for the renewed appearance. All sources describe the same timeline—Trump’s interrupted participation in April and his rescheduled speech now being carried out at the dinner. No sources provide further details on the shooting beyond that it occurred during the April event and led to his abrupt departure.
