Correspondents' Dinner Rescheduled To July 24 After Trump Assassination Attempt
The White House Correspondents' Dinner has been rescheduled for July 24, 2026, the White House Correspondents' Association announced Tuesday after the April 25 shooting disrupted the original event.[1]
Weijia Jiang told members by email the July 24 gathering will be a "more intimate" event with "significantly enhanced safety measures and new access procedures." CBS News She said details on the new venue are still being finalized and will be announced later as organizers confirm arrangements.[1] Jiang framed the rescheduling as a statement that "violence has no place in American life and a free press will not be intimidated into silence" and tied the decision to the United States' 250th anniversary.[1]
On April 25, the original dinner at the Washington Hilton was disrupted when suspect Cole Allen, 31, allegedly tried to run through a security checkpoint one story above the ballroom.[1] Prosecutors say Allen was armed with a shotgun, a handgun and knives and shot a Secret Service officer in a bulletproof vest while attempting to break through.[1] Allen remains detained after pleading not guilty to attempting to assassinate the president, assaulting a federal law enforcement officer with a deadly weapon, and two firearms charges.[1]
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- The White House Correspondents' Dinner has been rescheduled for July 24, 2026 and will be a "more intimate gathering" with "significantly enhanced safety measures and new access procedures," White House Correspondents' Association president Weijia Jiang told members by email on Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at 12:05 PM (Central).
- Weijia Jiang said details on the new venue for the July 24, 2026 dinner are still being finalized and will be announced later as organizers confirm arrangements.
- Jiang framed the rescheduling as a statement that "violence has no place in American life and a free press will not be intimidated into silence" and tied the decision to the 250th anniversary of the United States.
- The original dinner on April 25, 2026 was disrupted when suspect Cole Allen, 31, allegedly tried to run through a security checkpoint one story above the ballroom at the Washington Hilton while armed with a shotgun, handgun and knives, and shot a Secret Service officer in a bulletproof vest.
- Prosecutors say Cole Allen traveled by train from California and stayed at the host hotel; he remains detained after pleading not guilty to attempting to assassinate the president, assaulting a federal law enforcement officer with a deadly weapon, and two firearms charges.
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- On Tuesday, June 2, 2026, White House Correspondents' Association president Weijia Jiang told members by email the July 24 event will be a 'more intimate gathering' with 'significantly enhanced safety measures and new access procedures.'
- Jiang said details on the new venue for the July 24, 2026 dinner are still being finalized.
- She framed the rescheduled dinner as a statement that 'violence has no place in American life and a free press will not be intimidated into silence' and tied the decision to the 250th anniversary of the United States.
- The article reiterates that the original dinner on April 25, 2026 was disrupted when suspect Cole Allen, 31, allegedly tried to run through a security checkpoint one story above the ballroom at the Washington Hilton while armed with a shotgun, handgun and knives, shooting a Secret Service officer in a bulletproof vest.
- Allen, who prosecutors say traveled by train from California and stayed at the host hotel, remains detained after pleading not guilty to attempting to assassinate the president, assaulting a federal law enforcement officer with a deadly weapon, and two firearms charges.