Chaos at the White House Correspondents' Dinner after sho...
Joseph Barbe·2026-04-26·via New York Post
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump seen on stage at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner at the Washington Hilton before the shots were fire on April 25, 2026. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for OP
Trump getting escorted from the stage after the event erupted into chaos. REUTERS
Attendees hiding under tables as gunfire erupted outside the ballroom. Getty Images
People taking cover by an exit in the ballroom. Getty Images
Secret Service agents with their guns drawn at the Washington Hilton. AFP via Getty Images
Members of the National Guard running after shots were fired. REUTERS
An agent reacting to the incident at the Washington Hilton. AFP via Getty Images
An attendee taking cover after the president was evacuated. Getty Images
Vice President JD Vance escorted away from the ballroom. Gettyimages
House Speaker Mike Johnson getting quickly removed from the dinner. REUTERS
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. getting escorted away from the chaotic scene. Pool/ABACA/Shutterstock
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and his wife getting removed from the ballroom. Aaron Schwartz/UPI/Shutterstock
FBI Director Kash Patel seen on the phone during the chaos. AP
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller and his wife taking cover after shots rang out. Getty Images
A law enforcement officer seen with a gun drawn near the stage. Getty Images
An ambulance seen outside of the Washington Hilton. REUTERS
Guests hiding behind a table during in the ballroom. REUTERS
A woman’s shoe abandoned in the frenzy on the ground at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. REUTERS
Two women comforting each other in the ballroom during the scary scene. AFP via Getty Images
Law enforcement officers standing over a person on the ground at the scene of the shooting at the Washington Hilton. AP
