Breaking News: Donald Trump is rushed from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner after gunshots firedA ‘shooter’ has been ‘apprehended’, Trump writes on Truth Social.
Trump assassination attempt at White House Dinner
Attendees of the dinner ducked under tables amid scenes of widespread confusion during the incident, our Washington correspondent reports from the event.
Seven to eight gunshots were fired, according to a security official at the event. Trump has left the venue after the suspected shooting.
The president, first lady and all other protectees are safe, Secret Service says.
Washington Hilton Hotel remains in lockdown
Attendees in the room at the Hilton have still not been allowed to leave, and the door from where I believe the loud bangs came from has remained closed.
Many high-profile dignitaries remain among the journalists in lockdown, but other members of the Trump administration, such as Robert F Kennedy Jr, were taken out of the room.