Trump makes return to White House Correspondents’ Association dinner after shooting incident
President Donald Trump greeted Secret Service officer Victor Gonzales with a handshake during the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, marking a high-profile appearance at the Washington event following the shooting incident.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was seen greeting Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick inside the Presidential Ballroom at the Waldorf Astoria, where the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner took place on July 24, 2026, in Washington, DC.
The annual Washington gala brought together members of the Trump administration, media figures and political guests for one of the capital’s most closely watched nights on the social and political calendar.
