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Trump to speak at rescheduled White House correspondents' dinner

President Donald Trump listens as FBI director Kash Patel speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House.
President Donald Trump listens as FBI director Kash Patel speaks in the Briefing Room at the White House after a threat at the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington on April 25, 2026. © Jose Luis Magana, AP

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will attend and speak at a rescheduled White House correspondents' dinner on July 24, nearly three months after a shooting outside the original event prompted his evacuation. Organisers said the gathering will proceed with enhanced security, insisting that violence will not dictate public life.

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will speak at a rescheduled White House correspondents' dinner on July 24, after a shooting incident disrupted the gala event in April.

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