White House Correspondents’ Dinner Rescheduled for July 24
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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 an armed man who charged a security checkpoint. Association president and CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang said in an email to members that the rescheduled event will be a “more intimate gathering” with “significantly enhanced safety measures and new access procedures.” President Trump stated he has accepted an invitation to speak at the dinner, calling it a “‘HOT’ ticket!” and wrote on Truth Social that the rescheduling is “a very good thing” and that “we cannot allow Lunatics to change our way of life, or even its scheduling.” The president said the event will take place at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, D.C., which used to be the Trump International Hotel. Jiang wrote that the decision to hold a second dinner was made by the association’s board after receiving input from members, adding, “We will not allow an act of violence to have the last word.” The suspect in the April 25 attack was identified by police as Cole Allen, a 31-year-old who traveled from California to Washington, D.C., by train and was staying at the hotel where the dinner was to take place; he was charged with attempting to assassinate the president, assaulting a federal law enforcement officer with a deadly weapon, and two firearms offenses.
What’s reported
The White House Correspondents’ Association announced the rescheduled 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.
The rescheduled event will be a “more intimate gathering” with “significantly enhanced safety measures and new access procedures.”
President Trump said he accepted an invitation to speak and called it a “‘HOT’ ticket!”
The event will take place at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, D.C.
The suspect, Cole Allen, 31, traveled from California to Washington, D.C., 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.
Key figures
Weijia Jiang: President of the White House Correspondents’ Association and CBS News senior White House correspondent.
President Trump: President of the United States.
Vice President JD Vance: Vice President of the United States.
Cole Allen: Suspect in the April 25 attack, age 31.
Sources: CBS News
