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Trump Evacuated After White House Dinner Shooting, Third 2024 Attack

4/26/2026

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Trump Survives Dinner Shooting

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting adds to high-profile security breaches targeting President Donald Trump since his 2024 campaign.
U.S. President Donald Trump was evacuated from the Correspondents’ Dinner a gunman opened fire; 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen was arrested.
In July 2024, a rally shooting injured President Donald Trump, stopped by Secret Service.
In September 2024, a gunman attacked Florida golf course but was neutralized by Secret Service.

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Trump Survives Shooting

President Donald Trump claimed the shooting generated new supporters, saying the incident fundamentally changed his public standing.
The shooting struck Donald Trump at House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C., while a Secret agent was wounded but survived.
Trump vowed not to retreat from public appearances and announced the dinner will be rescheduled.
The attack occurred at the Washington Hilton, the venue of Ronald Reagan’s 1981 assassination attempt.

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Trump Survives Dinner Shooting

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting adds to high-profile security breaches targeting President Donald Trump since his 2024 campaign.
U.S. President Donald Trump was evacuated from the Correspondents’ Dinner a gunman opened fire; 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen was arrested.
In July 2024, a rally shooting injured President Donald Trump, stopped by Secret Service.
In September 2024, a gunman attacked Florida golf course but was neutralized by Secret Service.

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