White House correspondents’ dinner rescheduled for July after shooting

Key Takeaways

• The White House correspondents’ dinner will be rescheduled for 24 July after the Washington event was abruptly cancelled this spring following a shooting.
• Donald Trump, who was swiftly evacuated from the gala after the incident on 25 April, has pledged to attend a rescheduled event.
• Confirming his attendance and plan to speak at July’s event, the president said: “I don’t know whether or not I will give the same rather nasty statements, at least as it concerns certain people, but we will soon find out.
• In any event, it will be a ‘HOT’ ticket!” It’s not clear yet whether the dinner will be held at the Washington Hilton hotel, where it initially took place, considering security concerns about the layout of the building.
• Trump claimed the venue will be the Waldorf Astoria, which his Trump Organization used to own.