President Trump evacuated after gunman opens fire

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President Trump has been evacuated from the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington after a gunman opened fire at the event. Speaking at the White House a short while after the incident, Mr Trump said an armed man had attempted to breach a security checkpoint at the hotel where the event was being held. Also in the programme: the fallout from the resignation of the US Navy Secretary; and the 40-year anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident. Presenter Paul Henley is joined by Nitasha Kaul, professor of politics, international relations and critical interdisciplinary studies at the University of Westminster, and Christopher De Bellaigue, UK-based author, journalist and literary festival organiser. (Photo: US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the White House Press Briefing Room after a shooting outside the Washington Hilton ballroom hosting the White House Correspondent's Dinner in Washington, DC, USA, 25 April 2026. CREDIT: WILL OLIVER/EPA/Shutterstock)