Lady Melania Trump and U.S. President Donald Trump Getty Images President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, DC, on Saturday night (April 25). The two were rushed off the stage from where they were sitting when loud sounds were heard from inside the ballroom.
It was not immediately clear where the sounds came from, but Trump wrote on Truth Social that an attempted shooter had been apprehended. CNN’s Wolf Blitzer said he witnessed a gunman outside the ballroom, where he was attending the dinner, and according to the New York Times, a suspect was stopped at the security perimeter and taken into custody.
“Quite an evening in D.C. Secret Service and Law Enforcement did a fantastic job. They acted quickly and bravely,” he wrote. “The shooter has been apprehended, and I have recommended that we “LET THE SHOW GO ON” but, will entirely be guided by Law Enforcement. They will make a decision shortly. Regardless of that decision, the evening will be much different than planned, and we’ll just, plain, have to do it again. President DONALD J. TRUMP.”
No injuries have been reported. The rest of the guests, which included journalists, politicians, and celebrities, were not evacuated following the incident. The incident occurred about 45 minutes into the event’s start.
In a statement, Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said the agency was working with the D.C. police department to investigate “a shooting incident near the main magnetometer screening area.”
