White House Dinner Chaos: Gunman, Evacuation, & Trump's Response

0:00On April 26, chaos hit the White House correspondent's dinner Saturday night at the Washington Hilton when a gunman fired about six shots in the lobby. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump got rushed out first along with thousands of guests scrambling for cover. Erica Kirk, head of Turning Point USA and widow of Charlie Kirk, was among the early evacuees sobbing as agents escorted her to safety. She was crying hard, saying she just wanted to go home, flanked by what looked like secret service agents. This comes just seven months after her husband's assassination at Utah Valley University, making the moment hit even harder for her. No deaths reported so far, but the panic echoed that tragedy. Guests dove under tables by the hundreds, while secret service swarmed the ballroom. Cabinet members like Health and Human Services, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got lifted over barricades to safety. One agent took a bullet, but his vest saved him. He's at the hospital with condition, still unknown.

1:02Officials nabbed a suspect right away near the screening area. Trump praised the secret service and law enforcement on truth social for acting fast and brave. He even suggested letting the show go on, but said they'd follow law enforcement's call. The presidential couple left the event, and Trump plans a White House briefing later that night. The dinners forever changed, but security locked it down quick, keeping things from getting worse.