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Federal agents with their guns drawn react to an incident that occurred at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner on April 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Nathan Howard / Getty Images)

Breaking: Shots Reportedly Fired at WH Correspondents Dinner, Trump and Melania Rushed Out

By Michael Austin April 25, 2026 at 5:59pm

Multiple reports flooded the internet Saturday night alleging that shots had been fired at the White House Correspondents dinner.

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were in attendance for the first time under the current presidential administration.

Video published online along with the unconfirmed shooting reports show the president and the first lady being rushed out of the room.

Federal agents were seen with their guns drawn on the scene as well.

🚨BREAKING NEWS — SHOTS ALLEGEDLY FIRED — Trump EVACUATED from WHCD pic.twitter.com/8ZVZFe3Oqc

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) April 26, 2026

Reacting live on CSPAN, Michael Dubke — a former White House communications director — found out about the reports live on air and immediately informed the viewing audience.

“Just a second, we have an issue here at the head table of the White House Correspondents Dinner… It looks like the head table has been evacuated,” he said.

Multiple angles of the head table Trump was seated at show the president and First Lady being rushed off stage.

BREAKING – Shots fired at the White House correspondents dinner with President Trump and JD Vance both in attendance. pic.twitter.com/AkFnRaVCXY

— Right Angle News Network (@Rightanglenews) April 26, 2026

🚨NEW: President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and all cabinet officials evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. C-SPAN reports possible shots fired… pic.twitter.com/hQKhjd5GxS

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) April 26, 2026

Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief Brent Scher, reporting from the dinner, claimed that he heard “[w]hat sounded like gun shots” and saw “one person… pulled by secret service from the room limping.”

Scene in the room is chaos. What sounded like gun shots were right over my shoulder.

One person was pulled by secret service from the room limping. pic.twitter.com/Wa3Z323DG2

— Brent Scher (@BrentScher) April 26, 2026

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Michael Austin

Managing Editor

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Michael wrote for several entertainment news outlets before joining The Western Journal in 2020. He now serves as Managing Editor, which involves managing the editorial team and operations, guiding the publication's editorial direction, and writing, editing, curating and assigning stories as needed.

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Michael Austin graduated from Iowa State University in 2019. During his time in college, he volunteered for both PragerU and Live Action. After graduation, Michael went on to work as a freelance journalist for various entertainment news sites before joining The Western Journal as an intern in early 2020.

Shortly thereafter, Michael was hired on as a staff writer/reporter. He now serves as Managing Editor, which involves managing the editorial team and operations, guiding the team's editorial direction, and writing, editing, curating and assigning stories as needed.

Birthplace

Ames, Iowa

Nationality

American

Education

Iowa State University

Topics of Expertise

Cultural Politics, Entertainment News, Christian-Conservatism