This is a developing story.
Per several reports, the Secret Service evacuated President Donald Trump from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday night after shots were heard in the Washington, DC Hilton’s ballroom.
Other cabinet members in attendance were also evacuated.
CNN had previously reported that the alleged shooter is dead, but the Secret Service announced in a statement that it had one person in custody.
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Trump, who was attending the event for the first time tonight, posted on Truth Social that he had “recommended that we ‘LET THE SHOW GO ON'” but was complying with law enforcement’s requests.
Weijia Jiang, president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, announced that attendees must leave the premises, per law enforcement instructions, and that there would be a White House press conference shortly after 10pm. She also said that the president expressed the wish to reschedule the dinner in the next 30 days.
Trump posted on Truth Social shortly after Jiang’s announcement confirming it.
