White House correspondents’ dinner shooting latest: Trump unharmed and suspect in custody after attack at Washington Hilton

US president says venue was ‘not a particularly secure building’ as man is held after shots fired at annual press dinner Hello and welcome to our live updates on US politics. A suspect is in custody following a shooting incident at last night’s White House correspondents’ dinner.
Todd Blanche says 31-year-old suspect will be charged with assault of a federal officer, discharging a firearm and attempting to kill a federal officer
Suspected gunman at White House press dinner named
Donald Trump took to Trump Social on Sunday to repeat his statement from the night before in which he said the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner was why a White House ballroom was necessary.
“What happened last night is exactly the reason that our great Military, Secret Service, Law Enforcement and, for different reasons, every President for the last 150 years, have been DEMANDING that a large, safe, and secure Ballroom be built ON THE GROUNDS OF THE WHITE HOUSE,” Trump wrote.
It does appear the suspect was targeting members of the administration … We don’t have specifics yet about particular members of the administration, except that we do understand that that was his goal and his target.
Coverage from 6 sources
- White House correspondents’ dinner shooting latest: Trump unharmed and suspect in custody after attack at Washington HiltonGuardian - World · Lucy Campbell (now); Vivian Ho (earlier) · Apr 26, 2026, 12:29 PM
- Suspected gunman likely targeting Trump administration officials at White House press dinner, acting attorney general says – liveGuardian - World · Adam Fulton (now); Marina Dunbar, Lucy Campbell and Vivian Ho (earlier) · Apr 26, 2026, 10:52 PM
- Donald Trump to discuss White House press dinner shooting on 60 Minutes – liveGuardian - World · Adam Fulton (now); Marina Dunbar, Lucy Campbell and Vivian Ho (earlier) · Apr 27, 2026, 12:03 AM
- Donald Trump discusses White House press dinner shooting on 60 Minutes – live
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