Kennedy Junior's Escape Sparks Criticism

0:00It's April 27th. Welcome to Entertainment and celebrity news today, powered by AI. I'm Kory with the story. At the White House correspondence dinner on April 25th, a shooter interrupted the event at the Washington Hilton, sparking chaos, but no. Injuries Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Health and Human Services Secretary, got rushed out by security while his wife, Cheryl Hines, trawled behind up the stage stairs alone. Leo from the scene shows Kennedy Jr. bolting ahead as law enforcement escorted him, leaving Hines to navigate the evacuation on her own in heels. And a gown. Her security detail later lifted her over chairs and guided her through back exits to safety. Social media lit up with backlash, folks calling out Kennedy Jr. for not looking back or shielding his wife first. Critics mocked his fitness routine, saying real strength means protecting family in a crisis like that. Hines posted soon after, confirming they were both fine, and describing the panic everyone

1:00diving under tables amid the shots before piling into a car. Suspected gunman Cole Tomas Allen had fired several rounds after breaching a checkpoint. President Donald Trump was hustled out too and shared a photo of Allen and cuffs on true social. The quick response kept things from turning deadly, but the clip still fuelling debates on priorities under pressure.