Politiek · White House Correspondents' Dinner · ArchiefTrump Returns to White House Correspondents' Dinner Do-Over With Tighter Security After ShootingGeschreven 7 september 2026 om 21:22 UTCKijkenTranscript0:00Good evening. President Trump returned0:02to the White House Correspondents Dinner0:03do-over tonight, 3 months after a gunman0:06cut the original event short. The venue0:08moved from the Washington Hilton to the0:10Trump-owned Waldorf Astoria with0:12dramatically smaller crowds and far0:14tighter security. Security at this0:16year's do-over included airport-style0:18screening, QR code ticketing, a0:20dedicated attendee entrance, and0:21detection dogs. Major D.C. streets0:23around the Waldorf Astoria were closed.0:26Secret Service Director Shawn Curran0:27confirmed special security teams were in0:29place for the event. The original dinner0:31in April was held at the Washington0:33Hilton. The do-over moved to the Waldorf0:35Astoria, a Trump-owned property with a0:37scaled-down guest list. The change in0:39venue underscores both security concerns0:41and questions about the Correspondents0:43Association's independence. President0:45Trump addressed Justice Department0:46subpoenas to journalists directly at the0:49dinner, insisting the focus is on0:51pursuing leakers, not reporters. The0:54remarks signal a continued tension0:55between the administration and the press0:57in his second term. The Secret Service0:59has opened 10,000 protective1:01intelligence cases since January, a 40%1:04increase year over year. The April1:06shooting suspect, Cole Thomas Allen,1:08faces attempted assassination charges1:10after the original dinner was cut short1:12when he opened fire, injuring one police1:14officer. The do-over tonight served as1:17both a security test case and a1:18political statement. Bringing the1:20Correspondents Dinner back to a Trump1:22property under a tightening security1:23posture with the administration's view1:26on press subpoenas laid out in the1:27president's own words.Lees het artikelTijdlijn van het verhaalHeyDexDe korte video ↗
