Three months after an armed man's attempt to breach the White House Correspondents' dinner transformed a celebration of American journalism into a crime scene, the gathering reconvened in Washington — a rescheduled act of institutional persistence. President Trump, appearing at the dinner for the first time in his presidency after years of boycotting it, framed the evening as a testament to national resolve, even as the room held the unspoken weight of deepening hostilities between his administration and the press corps assembled before him. The occasion honored the courage of those who stoppe
Trump addresses rescheduled correspondents' dinner after April shooting
Secret Service officer Victor Gonzales was shot at a security checkpoint during the April attack but survived after stopping the attacker.