{"id":240374,"date":"2026-04-26T03:44:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T03:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/26\/breaking-us-president-and-wwe-hall-of-famer-donald-trump-rushed-out-after-potential-shots-fired-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T03:44:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T03:44:03","slug":"breaking-us-president-and-wwe-hall-of-famer-donald-trump-rushed-out-after-potential-shots-fired-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/26\/breaking-us-president-and-wwe-hall-of-famer-donald-trump-rushed-out-after-potential-shots-fired-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: US President and WWE Hall of Famer Donald Trump Rushed Out After Potential Shots Fired At White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5159261\" data-slug-id=\"2773416\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The President of the United States, and WWE Hall of Famer, Donald Trump was rushed out after potential shots were fired tonight at Washington, DC. The incident took place at the White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner.<\/p>\n<h2>WWE Hall of Famer President Donald Trump escorted away after loud noises at White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner<\/h2>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>As per a report by <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2026\/04\/25\/politics\/trump-rushed-white-house-correspondents-dinner?Date=20260426&amp;Profile=CNN&amp;utm_content=1777165345&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">CNN<\/a>, Donald Trump was very quickly escorted off the stage by Secret Service after what sounded like potential shots were fired during the dinner. Other members of the Hall of Famer&#8217;s cabinet who were present, as well as Vice President of the US, JD Vance, were also quickly rushed off. <\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>As per the report, Trump is said to be safe, and an administration official has said that those Cabinet members who were in attendance were safe as well. A video of the situation has emerged of the moment it took place.<\/p>\n<p>The video shows several loud noises ringing out, suggesting gunfire. Immediately, there was a lot of movement from those present, ducking and taking cover, while the Secret Service members also sprang into action. <\/p>\n<p>The Secret Service agents present yelled, &#8220;Shots fired,&#8221; when the incident took place, as per the report. <\/p>\n<p>The report has also said that, as per an agent, the shooter is in custody, while others have said the shooter was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/2048204648050491495?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">dead<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time that there has been violence where the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/wwe-hall-of-fame\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">WWE Hall of Famer<\/a> is concerned, with there being a shot being fired that clipped his ear in the lead-up to the November elections in 2024. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/ufc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">UFC<\/a> CEO and TKO member Dana White was also said to be present at the dinner, as per <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DamonMartin\/status\/2048207007472132307?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Damon Martin<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Further details are awaited at this time, as to the situation and the identity of the potential shooter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline bottom\" data-tab=\"bottom\">\n<p>Get all the hottest wrestling news FIRST by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=sportskeeda.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"bottom\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Anirban Banerjee<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/news-breaking-us-president-wwe-hall-famer-donald-trump-rushed-out-after-potential-shots-fired-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The President of the United States, and WWE Hall of Famer, Donald Trump was rushed out after potential shots were fired tonight at Washington, DC. 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