The event was interrupted by loud bangs and immediate commotion as the president and first lady were escorted out
The White House correspondents’ dinner was interrupted by loud bangs on Saturday evening and Donald Trump and Melania Trump were evacuated immediately as many journalists and their guests ducked under tables in the Washington Hilton ballroom.
There were reports that the US Secret Service had guns drawn as White House pool reporters were rushed out of the room and Secret Service agents mentioned “shots fired”.
