A shooting occurred at a White House Correspondents' Association event on April 25, which was attended by US President Donald Trump. Trump said this on the social network Truth Social.
The incident occurred at the Washington Hilton hotel in Washington.
“What a night in Washington! The Secret Service and law enforcement were outstanding. They acted quickly and courageously. The shooter was apprehended, and I suggested that we 'continue the show', but I fully rely on the decision of law enforcement. They will make a decision soon. Regardless of this decision, the evening will be significantly different from planned, and we will simply have to do it again,” the American president wrote.
He later gave a speech in which he spoke about the shooting. The video on social network X was released by the White House.
“A man ran into a security checkpoint armed with multiple weapons and was subdued by very brave Secret Service officers. They acted very quickly and just released the information for the sake of transparency and clarity. I ordered it released,” Trump said.
Trump also showed surveillance video from the scene and a photo of the shooter.
Whether this was an assassination attempt on the American president is not directly mentioned in the reports.
An FBI spokesman told Reuters that the attacker shot at the Secret Service agent, who was saved by his body armor. According to Trump, he is in “satisfactory condition.” The head of the White House also called the suspect a “sick man” and said that officials believe he acted alone. Trump noted that the shooter looked “pretty ominous” after his arrest. Now federal agents are searching the suspect's home in California, the article says.
In addition to Trump, the event was attended by First Lady Melania Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Secretary of Health Robert Kennedy Jr. and other senior representatives of the US administration.
