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Sunday, April 26, 2026
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Sunday, April 26, 2026
Back at the White House, Trump says press dinner shooting suspect was armed with multiple weapons
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US President Donald Trump speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House after a security threat at the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, April 25, 2026, as FBI director Kash Patel and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin listen. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
US President Donald Trump is addressing reporters at the White House after he and other top leaders of the United States were evacuated from an annual dinner of White House correspondents after a shooting incident outside the ballroom.
Trump said the suspect was armed with multiple weapons before he was stopped by Secret Service. One officer was shot, but he was protected by a bulletproof vest.
“He was shot from very close distance with a very powerful gun, and the vest did the job,” Trump says.
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