Miami Fort Lauderdale, FL, July 25, 2026 —

President Donald Trump was in attendance at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Friday night in Washington, D.C. The event took place three months after a previous shooting incident.

The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is an annual event that traditionally brings together members of the White House press corps, elected officials, and the President of the United States. Attendees gather for a formal dinner, often featuring a keynote speaker, which in recent years has frequently included a comedic roast of Washington figures and the press itself.

The President’s presence at the event follows a period of three months since a shooting incident. Details regarding the nature, location, or specific date of this prior incident were not provided in the available information. The White House Correspondents’ Association typically organizes the dinner to honor the First Amendment and the role of a free press in a democracy. The organization also awards scholarships to aspiring journalists during the event.

Further details about President Trump’s remarks at the dinner, or any specific interactions that occurred, were not immediately available. The participation of a sitting president in the Correspondents’ Dinner has varied over different administrations, sometimes serving as a platform for direct engagement with the press, and at other times marked by a more distant relationship.



Story summarized from the original created by The Associated Press on www.npr.org, see more information here.

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