President Donald Trump is holding a press conference at the White House on Saturday night, hours after he was evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner following gunshots at the event.
Trump, who was rushed off the stage of the Washington Hilton hotel ballroom after the sounds of gunfire sent attendees diving under their tables, said in a Truth Social post that law enforcement had asked him and other administration officials to leave the premises.
First lady Melania Trump and all other Cabinet members in his administration who were attending “are in perfect condition,” the president wrote.
He added, “I have spoken with all the representatives in charge of the event, and we will be rescheduling within 30 days.”
Trump had announced in a prior Truth Social post that a shooter has been caught.
U.S. President Donald Trump is escorted out as a shooter opens fire during the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 25, 2026, in this screen capture from video.
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“Quite an evening in D.C. Secret Service and Law Enforcement did a fantastic job. They acted quickly and bravely,” he said in the post.
“The shooter has been apprehended,” he wrote.
A source who was attending the event, and was briefed by Secret Service after the shooting, told CNBC’s Eamon Javers that a man with a shotgun had approached metal detectors and was shot by Secret Service agents.
He was then taken away in handcuffs, the source said.
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a press briefing at the White House, following a shooting incident during the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 25, 2026
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Key details about the incident remain unclear.
At least five shots were heard at the event in the Washington Hilton hotel around 8:35 p.m. The shots seemed to ring out from the back of the ballroom as attendees were eating their first course, several minutes after White House Correspondents’ Association President Weija Jiang delivered remarks.
Trump, who was seated on a stage at the front of the ballroom next to the first lady, was quickly surrounded by U.S. Secret Service members, while many attendees ducked under their tables.
Video of the event shows the president being ushered off the stage a few seconds later, as armed guards wearing tactical gear and large rifles appeared on the dais.
President Trump is evacuated off stage by Secret Service after multiply gunshots were heard at the White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington, D.C. on April 25th, 2026.
Numerous other top Trump administration officials were at the event, including Vice President JD Vance, FBI Director Kash Patel and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
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— CNBC’s Eamon Javers and Megan Cassella contributed to this report.
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