White House Correspondents’ Dinner Rescheduled for July 24 After Shooting
The White House Correspondents’ Association announced Tuesday that its annual press dinner will be rescheduled for July 24 after the initial event on April 25 was disrupted by a security breach. Weijia Jiang, the association’s president and a CBS News senior White House correspondent, said in an email to members that the rescheduled dinner will be a “more intimate gathering” with “significantly enhanced safety measures and new access procedures.” She stated the event will serve as a statement that violence has no place in American life and that a free press will not be intimidated into silence. The original dinner was upended when an armed man charged a security checkpoint outside the event, prompting the evacuation of President Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and several Cabinet officials. The suspect, identified by police as Cole Allen, a 31-year-old from California, was charged with attempting to assassinate the president, assaulting a federal law enforcement officer with a deadly weapon, and two firearms offenses. Law enforcement officials said Allen was hit in his bulletproof vest but was not seriously injured. Details on a venue for the new dinner have not yet been provided.
What’s reported
The White House Correspondents’ Association rescheduled its annual press dinner for July 24.
The initial dinner on April 25 was disrupted when an armed man charged a security checkpoint.
President Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and several Cabinet officials were evacuated; journalists and media executives took cover under tables.
Weijia Jiang, president of the association, announced the rescheduling in an email to members.
The rescheduled event will be a “more intimate gathering” with “significantly enhanced safety measures and new access procedures.”
Police identified the suspect as Cole Allen, a 31-year-old from California who traveled by train and was staying at the hotel.
Allen was charged with attempting to assassinate the president, assaulting a federal law enforcement officer with a deadly weapon, and two firearms offenses.
Law enforcement officials said Allen was hit in his bulletproof vest but was not seriously injured.
Open questions
The venue for the rescheduled dinner has not been announced.
Key figures
Weijia Jiang – President of the White House Correspondents’ Association, CBS News senior White House correspondent
President Trump – Attended the initial dinner
Vice President JD Vance – Attended the initial dinner
Cole Allen – Suspect, 31, from California, charged in the attack
Sources: CBS News
