Dana White Calls Gunfire 'Awesome', Trump Reschedules
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- Dana White described the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting as “fucking awesome” in an interview with USA Today.
- President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were evacuated from the Washington Hilton ballroom after gunshots were heard, and the shooter was later tackled on a different floor.
- President Donald Trump promised to reschedule the White House Correspondents’ Dinner within 30 days during a press conference.
- White House Correspondents’ Association president Weijia Jiang thanked the Secret Service and law enforcement, noting that everyone, including the President, First Lady, and Vice President, was unharmed and an officer was injured.
- Secret Service agents rushed into the ballroom, searching for the shooter and protecting guests.
- Dana White said he was sitting right in front of where the President was when the Secret Service entered, and he did not take cover.
- President Donald Trump is slated for an interview on CBS’s “60 Minutes” on Sunday night about the shooting.
Why it matters: Trump’s pledge to reconvene the dinner within 30 days forces the White House to re‑plan security and logistics, while White’s enthusiastic recounting of the chaos draws public scrutiny to the event’s safety protocols. It also puts pressure on the Secret Service to demonstrate rapid response capability and may influence future attendance decisions by high‑profile guests wary of similar threats.
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