On Saturday, Apr. 25, 2026, USA President Donald Trump and the nation’s first lady sat at dinner with roughly guests on the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. Nevertheless, things went into chaos when a 31-year-old man from California made his way into the Hilton with multiple weapons.
As gunshots were heard near the Washington Hilton’s primary security screening area in D.C., the event, which was underway on the hotel, was delivered to a halt. Secret Service agents quickly evacuated President Donald Trump and members of his cabinet.
Andrew Solender of Axios caught Linda McMahon, the present Secretary of Education, being evacuated along along with her son, Shane McMahon. Shane McMahon and UFC CEO Dana White were amongst those in attendance on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night.
“Inside, the entire event just began getting noisy, tables getting flipped over, guys running in with guns and so they were screaming `Get down. I didn’t get down. It was f****** awesome. I literally took every minute of it in, it was a fairly crazy, unique experience. We were sitting right in front of the table, right in front of where the president was. No one got tackled but a man got here in on the lookout for shooters after which got here toward the table. I believed the shooter was by us or something,” Dana White told USA Today while recalling the experience.
Cole Thomas Allen, the 31-year-old man, reportedly a graduate from Caltech and a master’s degree holder in computer science from California State University-Dominguez Hills, was taken into custody immediately after the incident unfolded.
Kaitlan Collins tells CNN that there was reports of hearing shots fired outside of WHCD: There’s a shooter confirmed dead. pic.twitter.com/l4u3vK9yxP
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On Saturday, Apr. 25, 2026, USA President Donald Trump and the nation’s first lady sat at dinner with roughly guests on the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. Nevertheless, things went into chaos when a 31-year-old man from California made his way into the Hilton with multiple weapons.