Summary
- U.S. President Donald Trump was evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner after an unexpected incident, but President Trump and other senior officials were reported safe.
- The Secret Service responded at the scene and arrested a suspect, while Vice President JD Vance and cabinet officials were also evacuated.
- The White House Correspondents’ Association said the program would resume shortly, and authorities have not officially announced the exact circumstances of the incident or the cause of the noise.
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Donald Trump was evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner after a security scare during the event, though the program was set to resume after a suspect was arrested.
CNN reported on April 25 that Trump was hurried off the stage at the Washington Hilton in Washington after a loud noise was heard during the dinner. Secret Service agents drew their weapons and responded, while Vice President JD Vance and cabinet officials were also evacuated.
The suspect was later arrested at the scene, CNN reported. Trump and other senior officials were confirmed safe.
“The program will resume shortly,” Weijia Jiang, president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, said. “At this point, we do not have enough specific information, but it should not be a long delay.”
She asked attendees for time to assess the situation and urged them to remain calm.
Authorities have not officially announced the exact circumstances of the incident or the cause of the noise.
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