Weijia Jiang speech at White House Correspondents’ Dinner thanks Trump for attending after shooting

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President Donald Trump gathered with hundreds of journalists, lawmakers and federal officials at a rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner, months after the organization’s April gala ended abruptly when a gunman rushed security and opened fire in an assassination attempt against the president.

White House Correspondents’ Association President Weijia Jiang thanked Trump for attending the dinner during her speech at the event.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/24/trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner-updates–live/91021310007/

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