White House Correspondents Dinner Rescheduled for July
The dinner was abruptly cut short in April when a gunman disrupted the proceedings. President Trump said that he would attend.
The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner will go on, after all — President Trump included.
After a gunman disrupted the gala in April — prompting the evacuation of Mr. Trump and top administration officials, and sending journalists diving under their tables — the dinner ended without any speeches or awards.
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