Months after a gunman's attack forced its postponement, the White House Correspondents' dinner reconvened at the Waldorf Astoria in July, with President Trump in attendance — a gathering that has long served as both ritual and mirror for the uneasy relationship between power and the press. The evening honored those who responded to the April shooting, including wounded Secret Service officer Victor Gonzales, even as the administration's ongoing legal battles with news organizations cast a long shadow over the celebration of press freedom. In Washington, even the ceremonial is never truly separ
Trump attends rescheduled White House Correspondents' dinner after April shooting
Secret Service officer Victor Gonzales was wounded while stopping the attacker during the shooting incident at the original venue.