{"id":15771,"date":"2026-07-24T14:29:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T09:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15771"},"modified":"2026-07-24T14:29:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T09:29:32","slug":"trump-to-attend-rescheduled-white-house-correspondents-dinner-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15771","title":{"rendered":"Trump to attend rescheduled White House correspondent&#8217;s dinner Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">President Donald Trump will attend the rescheduled White House Correspondents&#8217; Association Dinner Friday night, the White House said, after the annual dinner ended abruptly three months ago when shots rang out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Alongside all of you members of the media, the president looks forward to finishing what he started before a despicable assassination attempt derailed the original event back in April,&#8221; White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The spring dinner devolved into chaos after authorities say Cole Allen opened fire inside the Washington Hilton hotel, where thousands of journalists and guests gathered for the annual celebration of the First Amendment. The president and top government officials were also in attendance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Allen <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fabcnews.com%2FUS%2Fwhite-house-correspondents-dinner-suspect-pleads-guilty%2Fstory%3Fid%3D132845244&amp;data=05%7C02%7CAlexandra.Hutzler%40abc.com%7C8687939119ed49cadaa908dee8eb9805%7C56b731a8a2ac4c32bf6b616810e913c6%7C1%7C0%7C639204295719504170%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=NoyrNGO1sGXGYG9BDGjeQ3qINTzx5DhBIS5tPfLQW2Y%3D&amp;reserved=0\" dir=\"ltr\"><u class=\" \">pleaded not guilty in May<\/u><\/a> to charges of attempting to assassinate the president, transportation of a firearm with intent to commit a felony, discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence and assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Secret Service officer Victor Gonzales was shot in the incident, but the bullet struck &#8220;his protective vest and [he] continued responding to the threat,&#8221; the Secret Service said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Sean Curran, the Secret Service director, <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/Politics\/off-charts-secret-service-director-threat-environment-challenging\/story?id=134993309\" dir=\"ltr\">said in a briefing on Wednesday<\/a> that the agency measures worked in April and that they are preparing for Friday&#8217;s rescheduled dinner.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\">\n<div class=\"GpQCA lZur \" style=\"padding-bottom:62.5%\" data-testid=\"prism-ratio-frame\">\n<div class=\"FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV \"><picture data-testid=\"prism-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 414px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/caffccbe-9694-42fe-a077-af6c21d0862b\/trump-01-gty-jt-260723_1784835529569_hpEmbed_8x5.jpg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/caffccbe-9694-42fe-a077-af6c21d0862b\/trump-01-gty-jt-260723_1784835529569_hpEmbed_8x5.jpg?w=750 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/caffccbe-9694-42fe-a077-af6c21d0862b\/trump-01-gty-jt-260723_1784835529569_hpEmbed_8x5.jpg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/caffccbe-9694-42fe-a077-af6c21d0862b\/trump-01-gty-jt-260723_1784835529569_hpEmbed_8x5.jpg?w=1500 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"PHOTO: In this April 25, 2026, file photo, Karen Travers,  Karoline Leavitt, First Lady Melania Trump, President Donald Trump and CBS News correspondent Weijia Jiang attend the White House Correspondents' dinner in Washington, D.C.\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/caffccbe-9694-42fe-a077-af6c21d0862b\/trump-01-gty-jt-260723_1784835529569_hpEmbed_8x5.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW aiQHS lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ \">In this April 25, 2026, file photo, journalist Karen Travers, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, First Lady Melania Trump, President Donald Trump and CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang attend the White House Correspondents&#8217; dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh \">Mandel Ngan\/AFP via Getty Images, FILE<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Friday&#8217;s dinner is taking place at a different Washington, D.C., hotel, the Waldorf Astoria on Pennsylvania Avenue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;We will always evaluate every site and, right now, we have an advance team there and they will take back and they will set up a plan to set that site up for success just like we did at the White House correspondents&#8217; dinner at the Hilton,&#8221; Curran said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The White House Correspondents&#8217; 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