White House Correspondents’ Dinner rescheduled for July 24 after shooting disrupted initial event The White House Correspondents’ Association will hold its annual press dinner on July 24, rescheduling after an armed man disrupted the April 25 event. President Trump has accepted an invitation to speak at the rescheduled dinner, which will feature enhanced safety measures. The association stated the event is a statement that violence has no place in American life and a free press will not be intimidated.

• The White House Correspondents’ Dinner has been rescheduled to July 24.
• The initial event on April 25 was disrupted by a gunman charging a security checkpoint.
• President Trump accepted an invitation to speak at the rescheduled dinner.
• The rescheduled dinner will be a more intimate gathering with enhanced safety measures.
• The suspect, Cole Allen, was charged with attempting to assassinate the president and other offenses.
• A Secret Service officer was injured but not seriously.