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The future of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is in doubt

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01.05.2026

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The future of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is in doubt

Saturday's shooting has prompted board members to consider how to fix the annual event

Published May 1, 2026 9:10AM (EDT)

The fallout from Saturday’s shooting at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner threatens to cut deep and last a long time, affecting the president, reporters and the future of the event itself. At a hastily assembled post-shooting press briefing at the White House, Donald Trump told us it was an honor to be targeted for assassination because it “only happens to the best.” Some Washington reporters left the event shaken, while some were convinced they were heroes for surviving. Others left determined to still have some fun. The White House Correspondents’ Association faces the possibility that we have seen the last dinner under the current format. 

The dinner was interrupted when a 31-year-old California man armed with a shotgun, a handgun and a knife opened fire after sprinting past the security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton. The president, Vice President JD Vance, First Lady Melania Trump, and Cabinet members and their families were quickly evacuated.

After the shots rang out, a good friend of mine, fearing the worst, went on an immediate search to find his wife. They had become separated because of the untimely need of a restroom visit, and with the help of the Secret Service he got to her quickly. She was under a table, safe. While making his way through the ballroom he came across reporters ducking for cover and some jockeying for........

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