Shooting at the Washington Hilton White House Correspondent's Dinner

The shooter was apprehended on the scene.

There was shooting at the annual White House Correspondent's Dinner, on April 25, 2026, at the Washington Hilton Hotel.

Traditionally American Presidents attend the White House Correspondent's Dinner, where they show they are a good sport, because a comedian mocks them. Donald Trump broke this tradition, and avoided all the previous dinners. But he attended the 2026 dinner. At 8:34pm gunfire erupted, and authorities report a shooter was apprehended.

Initial reports conflicted as to whether the shooter had been killed or survived. But, later that evening Trump told reporters the shooter was alive. He reported the shooter had shot a Secret Service Agent, who survived, thanks to his bullet-proof vest.

By April 27, 2026 official reported the shooter had been armed with a pump-action shotgun, a pistol, and knives.

Later, on the evening of the shooting, Trump gave a press conference, from The White House. Among he made was that the shooter had fired up

Anonymous law enforcement officials leaked the shooter's name, Cole Tomas Allen a 31 year old man from Torrance, California. Law enforcement officials also released a picture of Allen, face down on the hotel's floor, after his arrest.

After the incident Trump, and various Trump officials, asserted that the incident supported Trump's plans to complete a massive new ballroom on The White House campus.