Trump Wants WHCD To Continue Despite Shooting, Will Let Secret Service Decide: “Let Show Go On”

Donald Trump insists nan White House Correspondents Dinner should “go on,” despite shots being fired coming astatine nan event.

Calling it “Quite an evening successful D.C.,” nan evacuated POTUS praised “Secret Service and Law Enforcement” for a “fantastic job.”

Believed to still beryllium successful a safe room successful nan Washington Hilton, Trump posted online: “They acted quickly and bravely. The shooter has been apprehended, and I person recommended that we “LET THE SHOW GO ON” but, will wholly beryllium guided by Law Enforcement. They will make a determination shortly. Regardless of that decision, nan evening will beryllium overmuch different than planned, and we’ll just, plain, person to do it again.”

White House Correspondents Association president Weijia Jiang has said from nan shape that nan programme will “resume shortly.” There person been mixed signals if nan Secret Service want guests to time off nan immense edifice ballroom. Some person left, immoderate person stayed.

The statesmanlike seal has been taken disconnected nan podium, which mightiness opportunity it each of what happens next.

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