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By Rodrigo Santos Andrade
White House Correspondent’s dinner shooting: Surveillance and suspect arrest video + ballroom scenes
visibility comment0 event April 26, 2026 timer 10:47
President Donald Trump had taken his seat on the dais just a few minutes earlier and was talking with other VIPs when a series of loud bangs rippled through the jam-packed Washington Hilton ballroom.
Chaos erupted at one of Washington’s premier social events, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
Guests in tuxedos and evening gowns ducked for cover under tables. Secret Service agents rushed the dais and quickly evacuated Trump and first lady Melania Trump from the room. Banquet chairs toppled and maroon napkins scattered across the floor. The strong smell of gunpowder hung in the air. Some people prayed.
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