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In pictures: Panic in the ballroom as White House correspondents' dinner shooting unfolds

Sunday, 26 April 2026 13:38

By Bethany Minelle, news reporter

Donald Trump had been due to give a keynote speech at the highly anticipated White House correspondents' dinner - instead, he was swiftly evacuated after shots were fired.

The president later called it "quite the evening" in a post on his Truth Social platform, praising the Secret Service and police officers for a "fantastic job".

Here's how the shooting unfolded - in pictures.

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