Overview
- The White House Correspondents' Association announced that the canceled gala will be rescheduled for Friday, July 24 as a smaller, follow-up dinner.
- President Donald Trump confirmed he will attend and deliver remarks and has said the event will be held at the Waldorf Astoria, a venue he named on his social platform.
- At the original April 25 gala a man fired at a security checkpoint one floor above the ballroom, prompting evacuation of the president and other officials and the cancellation of the dinner.
- The U.S. Justice Department has charged the suspect with attempted murder of the president, assault on a federal officer and weapons offenses, and the defendant is due back in federal court on June 29.
- Organizers pledged ‘significantly enhanced’ security and a more intimate program with logistical details and ticketing to follow, a move that responds to public questions about venue safety and presidential protection.