{"id":591607,"date":"2026-04-26T00:59:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T00:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=591607"},"modified":"2026-04-26T00:59:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T00:59:45","slug":"trump-evacuated-as-shots-fired-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooter-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=591607","title":{"rendered":"Trump Evacuated As Shots Fired at White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner, Shooter Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">Trump Evacuated As Shots Fired at White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner, Shooter Dead<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>Shots were fired during the 2026 White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner (WHCD) at the Washington Hilton ballroom on Saturday evening, <strong>prompting the immediate evacuation of President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President, and other high-profile attendees by Secret Service<\/strong>. Guests were ordered to take cover under tables as heavily armed agents secured the venue.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">BREAKING<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Secret Service just rushed the President and First Lady off the dais at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner after the sound of shots being fired was heard.<\/p>\n<p>They have since reportedly been evacuated. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p3KihVun9A\">pic.twitter.com\/p3KihVun9A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Yashar Ali \ud83d\udc18 (@yashar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yashar\/status\/2048204085141365044?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/whcd-shots_80.jpg?itok=by2buSUP\" data-link-option=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/whcd-shots_80.jpg?itok=by2buSUP\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"6fbdfe70-19f2-4aa1-a482-f0d4865b3221\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" height=\"281\" width=\"500\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/whcd-shots_80.jpg?itok=by2buSUP\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/04\/trump-shots-fired-white-house-correspondents-dinner-1236872282\/\">Deadline\u2019s<\/a><\/em> on-site reporter Ted Johnson, who was present in the ballroom near the area of the incident: <strong>\u201cI heard what sounded like four shots, and it seemed to come from the hall just outside the ballroom near my table.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key details from initial reporting:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>President Trump and dignitaries\u2014including the First Lady, Vice President, WHCA President Weijia Jiang, and entertainer\/mentalist Oz Pearlman\u2014were quickly hustled out of the ballroom.<\/li>\n<li>Secret Service agents jumped onto the stage amid the chaos.<\/li>\n<li>Education Secretary Linda McMahon\u2019s security detail told CNN live that there was a shooter in the lobby and that the shooter is dead.<\/li>\n<li>A separate White House Pool Report from Jeff Mordock of the Washington Times stated that Secret Service indicated the alleged shooter is in custody &#8211; however<strong> CNN is reporting that the shooter is dead.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">LIVE ON CNN NOW &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kaitlancollins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@kaitlancollins<\/a> confirms a shooter confirmed DEAD at White House correspondents dinner.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottJenningsKY\/status\/2048201382025429317?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Attendees described<strong> loud noises (consistent with gunfire), panic, people ducking, the room being placed on lockdown, and police\/Secret Service sweeping the hotel<\/strong>. Trump and the First Lady were reported safe after a rapid evacuation shortly after arriving at the event. No injuries to attendees or dignitaries have been confirmed in initial accounts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">Security officials evacuated Mike Johnson (R-LA) after a gunman opened fire during the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf8: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/idreesali114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@idreesali114<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tugjGlCPA4\">pic.twitter.com\/tugjGlCPA4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breaking911\/status\/2048203674267115866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This was President Trump\u2019s first appearance at the WHCD as sitting president (he had boycotted the event during his first term). The dinner is an annual black-tie affair organized by the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association that traditionally features journalists, politicians, and celebrity guests.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><em>This is a fluid, breaking situation. Updates will be available from official White House, Secret Service, and law enforcement sources as more information emerges. No further details on casualties or arrests beyond the shooter reports have been confirmed at this time.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>      <span class=\"field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden\"><a title=\"View user profile.\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/users\/tyler-durden\" lang=\"\" class=\"username\" xml:lang=\"\">Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden\">Sat, 04\/25\/2026 &#8211; 20:59<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/whcd-shots_80.jpg?itok=by2buSUP\" title=\"Trump Evacuated As Shots Fired at White House Correspondents' Dinner, Shooter Dead\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump Evacuated As Shots Fired at White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner, Shooter Dead Shots were fired during the 2026 White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner (WHCD) at the Washington Hilton ballroom on Saturday evening, prompting the immediate evacuation of President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President, and other high-profile attendees by Secret Service. 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