The Secret Service rushed Trump to a safe location for the shooting of the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner
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Witnesses who were inside the ball described the chaotic scene as the Secret Service rushed to take President Donald Trump and other senior officials to safety during the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner.
Michael Duncan, host of the “Ruthless” podcast, described when he saw law enforcement officers running toward the stage over the weekend.
“The Secret Service came in full force, running toward the stage, guns drawn and everything,” Duncan said in an episode of “Ruthless” that aired Tuesday. “Take out Trump, take out JD, take out the whole field.”
He said the law enforcement officers rushed in, trying to escort the president and Vice President JD Vance, as well as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other members of the Cabinet, to safety. When this incident happened, Duncan said he realized that no one would help him during the chaos.
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“As they started letting out more people, I said, ‘I guess I don’t have a chaperone. I think I’m here on my own,'” the host said jokingly.
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Duncan’s “Ruthless” host Josh Holmes laughed and brushed off the joke, adding, “Hey, where’s my boy?” Duncan replied, “I didn’t know I needed a boyfriend. Everyone has a boyfriend!”
President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on April 25, 2026, in Washington, DC, after the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was canceled following a reported shooting. (Andrew Leyden/Getty Images)
Cole Allen, 31, is suspected of opening fire at the Washington Hilton hotel over the weekend. He is facing three charges, including attempting to assassinate the president, transporting firearms across state lines and firing a firearm during a crime of violence.
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Trump was removed from the hotel after gunshots rang out. This is the hotel where, more than 40 years ago, a gunman attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981.
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is escorted by Secret Service agents after loud noises are heard during the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 25, 2026, in Washington, DC President Donald Trump attended the annual event. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
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It was the first time Trump attended the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner as president at any time. In televised remarks from the White House briefing room after the shooting, Trump vowed to reschedule the event.
“This was a free speech event that was supposed to bring together members of both parties and the media, and somehow it did, because they just came together,” Trump said. “I saw a room that was completely unified. It was beautiful, in a way, a wonderful thing to see.”
U.S. Attorney for Washington, DC, Jeanine Pirro told Fox News’ Laura Ingraham that she feels federal prosecutors have a “strong case” against the suspect, adding, “It’s clear what his intent was… to kill the president.”
