This Saturday, April 25, the US Secret Service evacuated the president and the first lady, Donald and Melania Trump, along with other members of the US Cabinet from the room where the annual dinner of the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) was being held after hearing what appeared to be gunshots.
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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were rushed from the White House Correspondents' Association dinner by Secret Service agents on Saturday evening, April 25, after a loud, unidentified noise.
Trump wrote on social media that "a shooter has been arrested" and assured that he has recommended that the event not be suspended.
Trump later claimed that an alleged shooter was intercepted and detained by the Secret Service and that he shot at an agent, but indicated that the bullet hit his bulletproof vest.
Trump said that the man "was intercepted by some very brave members of the Secret Service, who acted very quickly," in a press conference held shortly after he, the first lady and several members of his Government had to be evacuated from the Hilton hotel in Washington, where the annual dinner of the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) was being held.
Other Trump Administration officials attending the dinner were also evacuated after a bang near the ballroom of the hotel where the dinner was being held.
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Many of the 2,600 attendees took cover as waiters fled toward the front of the dining room.
Shortly before being escorted off stage by security personnel, Melania Trump appeared to react to something in the crowd and showed a worried expression on her face, according to a 'CSPAN' live broadcast.
With EFE, AP and Reuters
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