A gunman attempted to enter the White House Correspondents Dinner ballroom in April 2026.
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Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and AnalysisJul 30, 2026
Multiple tier1 sources (Reuters, AP, BBC) confirm a gunman attacked the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton in April 2026, charging a security checkpoint and exchanging fire with Secret Service before the ballroom, with Trump evacuated.
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… Savings compared to renewal price. Void in Florida. Time now for the O'Reilly update, message of the day, on this Thursday. I'm thinking about the White House Correspondence Dinner. I know it was last week, but the entire event was a setup. I attended the gathering in April when a crazed gunman tried to enter the ballroom. Shortly after that, President Trump vowed to do the dinner again. Well, last Friday, the gala went forward with a much smaller crowd. They were generally surly, the journalists in the room. …
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Supports. Reuters reports a gunman fired shots at the hotel hosting the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in April 2026, and the suspect charged a Secret Service checkpoint in the lobby.[1]
Supports. AP reports the armed man stormed the lobby outside the dinner, charging toward the ballroom in an encounter with Secret Service agents.[3]
Supports. BBC reports the April 25 dinner was suspended after a gunman attempted to access the venue, with an exchange of fire with Secret Service agents.[2]
Supports. LA Times reports the gunman breached metal detectors in front of the Washington Hilton ballroom and came within feet of the ballroom where Trump sat.[4]
Sources
4 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 tier 1, 2 not rated
- 1How the shooting at the White House Correspondents ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2White House Correspondents' Dinner rescheduled after ...bbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 3Shots fired as gunman charges toward ballroom at White House ...weirtondailytimes.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4www.latimes.com · politics · storyShooter's path to White House press gala prompts security ...latimes.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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