A law enforcement agent was reportedly hospitalized after being shot by a gunman who stormed the entrance to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night.
BREAKING: President Trump, first lady Melania Trump and other dignitaries were removed by security after an incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., Saturday night. https://t.co/eiKx4M11yr
— ABC News (@ABC) April 26, 2026
Absolute chaos in Washington. Top CNN News Reporter Jonathan Karl confirms Donald Trump and Bobby Kennedy fled the White House Correspondents Dinner in sheer terror as Secret Service crashed the stage with long guns. Total humiliation and panic for the Trump administration. pic.twitter.com/vrCHUctbf3
— Furkan Gözükara (@FurkanGozukara) April 26, 2026
Shots fired, the Secret Service rushes in, and they let Trump continue to sit there? And now they’re going to resume the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, and Trump still plans to deliver a speech?
— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline) April 26, 2026
I’m not saying this was staged to boost Trump’s tanking approval numbers, but… pic.twitter.com/QOIZpeiw1y
🚨🇺🇸 BREAKING: The suspect in the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting has been identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California.
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 26, 2026
-Video has emerged showing someone on the ground with U.S. Secret Service agents inside the Washington Hilton
-Believed to… https://t.co/EOkEIKYxj1 pic.twitter.com/PQoka3QLSR
More footage of the evacuation pic.twitter.com/Hp7pD370bN https://t.co/MvLhDyFCro
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) April 26, 2026
🚨WHAT THE F*CK?
— CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) April 26, 2026
Before the event even began, Karoline Leavitt:
“there will be shots fired tonight.” pic.twitter.com/3U2r2Jdcxg https://t.co/2ik7VntGfM
🚨BREAKING: Dramatic new video shows law enforcement with guns drawn searching for the shooter and yelling “We have one down" as panic and confusion erupted after gunshots were heard at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. | @GiannoCaldwell pic.twitter.com/WlUitinh2w
— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 26, 2026
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