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Breaking: Shots Fired at White House Correspondents Dinner, Trump Evacuated
Red State ^ | 04/25/2026 | Bonchie

Posted on 04/25/2026 5:57:06 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

According to on-air reports, which were covering other topics when it occurred, shots have been fired at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

Video of C-Span's coverage shows people ducking below their tables while the head table, where President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were sitting, evacuated. The anchor can be heard breaking in to point out the developing situation.

🚨BREAKING NEWS — SHOTS ALLEGEDLY FIRED — Trump EVACUATED from WHCD pic.twitter.com/8ZVZFe3Oqc— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) April 26, 2026

The situation is fluid, and this post will be updated as more information becomes known. 

UPDATE:

It is now being reported that the Secret Service has killed the shooter. It's not clear whether the assailant ever got a shot off. It's possible the shots that rang out in the room were from Secret Service agents acting quickly enough to prevent that. 

LIVE ON CNN NOW - @kaitlancollins confirms a shooter confirmed DEAD at White House correspondents dinner.— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) April 26, 2026

Here's a longer video of the situation unfolding. 

BREAKING: The #WHCD is cleared, people sent scattering and President cleared from the stage after a loud commotion seen inside pic.twitter.com/7Md7qToqHV— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) April 26, 2026

Katie Pavlich provided this breakdown of the timeline. 

WHAT JUST HAPPENED AT WHCD;

Trump was introduced with First Lady 15 mins ish ago

Five or so mins after he was seated shots range out: POP POP POP POP. Sounds like five to me where I’m sitting.

Everyone immediately hit the floor.

Secret Service immediately took POTUS out and a search of the room began.

There are thousands of people here. — Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) April 26, 2026



TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: correspondents; shooting; trump; whcd

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1 posted on 04/25/2026 5:57:06 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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Demcrats at it again.


2 posted on 04/25/2026 5:58:29 PM PDT by mfish13 ( )
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To: SeekAndFind

Prayers up! Lord have mercy! Amen


3 posted on 04/25/2026 5:58:38 PM PDT by griswold3 (Truth, Beauty and Goodness)
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The democrat party is nothing more than a domestic terrorist organization masquerading as a political party.


4 posted on 04/25/2026 5:58:48 PM PDT by newnhdad (Our new motto: USA, it was fun while it lasted.)
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To: SeekAndFind

The insanity level runs high let’s stop and pray for a moment.


5 posted on 04/25/2026 5:58:58 PM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, REMEMBER REV; NIEMOLLER)
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To: SeekAndFind

Video
Police rush to the scene following shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington, D.C.
https://rumble.com/shorts/v7909k0


6 posted on 04/25/2026 5:59:10 PM PDT by janetjanet998 (Please don’t use google products, especially YouTube )
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To: newnhdad

event will go on.


7 posted on 04/25/2026 5:59:14 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: SeekAndFind

Is President Trump safe? The ‘journalists’ are only talking about themselves...


8 posted on 04/25/2026 5:59:34 PM PDT by GOPJ (Oil was over $100 for three and a half years of Obama’s term without daily headlines - MSM sucks...)
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To: SeekAndFind

Just announced that the dinner will resume. No mention of the President coming back.


9 posted on 04/25/2026 5:59:45 PM PDT by CaptainK ("No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up” )
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Video
President Trump and the rest of the stage evacuated from the WHCA Dinner
https://rumble.com/v7908z0-president-trump-and-the-rest-of-the-stage-being-evacuated-from-the-whca-din.html


10 posted on 04/25/2026 6:00:06 PM PDT by janetjanet998 (Please don’t use google products, especially YouTube )
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To: newnhdad

And anyone who supports the demonrat party is a traitor.


11 posted on 04/25/2026 6:00:31 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: mfish13

The demonrat party is nothing but a death cult.


12 posted on 04/25/2026 6:01:04 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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I was concerned about that dinner as soon as I heard that the president would be in attendance yesterday. Glad the gunman has assumed room temperature


13 posted on 04/25/2026 6:01:22 PM PDT by madison10
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To: GOPJ

Yes, the president is fine.


14 posted on 04/25/2026 6:02:11 PM PDT by madison10
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To: SeekAndFind
How in the hell did someone get a gun into the correspondents dinner in the first place?!

WTF, they tried murdering President Trump AGAIN!!

15 posted on 04/25/2026 6:02:44 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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I assumed regardless of if the President is there there is always added security, I want to know how some random person got in there with a gun


16 posted on 04/25/2026 6:03:06 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: SeekAndFind

My sister was watching the event on CSPAN and said that they were talking about protestors by the entrance of the hotel and how strange it seemed that they weren’t be pushed further away.


17 posted on 04/25/2026 6:03:06 PM PDT by CaptainK ("No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up” )
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To: newnhdad

Democrats going Wilkes booth again.


18 posted on 04/25/2026 6:04:10 PM PDT by Samurai_Jack (This is not about hypocrisy, this is about hierarchy!)
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To: SeekAndFind

it is possible to get a firearm into that room?


19 posted on 04/25/2026 6:04:34 PM PDT by joshua c
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To: SeekAndFind

Video

Moment shots rang out at WH correspondents dinner
https://rumble.com/v7909xc-moment-shots-rang-out-at-wh-correspondents-dinner.html


20 posted on 04/25/2026 6:05:19 PM PDT by janetjanet998 (Please don’t use google products, especially YouTube )
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