White House Correspondents Reschedule Dinner, Bolster Security

Following a security incident at the venue, President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner in Washington on Saturday. The event has since been rescheduled with enhanced security measures in place.

The gathering, originally held on Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington, DC, typically features key figures from the administration and the press. Previous iterations of the dinner have included White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, US First Lady Melania Trump, President Donald Trump, and Weijia Jiang, who serves as the president of the White House Correspondents' Association and as a Senior White House Correspondent for CBS.

Source: Bloomberg Generated at: 2026-06-02 16:27:35 UTC