The 2026 correspondents' dinner shooting and the attempted assassination charge

Gone quiet · last story Jul 21

What this arc covers

The shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in April 2026, the first Trump attended as president: his evacuation after shots were fired, the charge of attempting to assassinate Trump against a California tutor and computer programmer who wrote of targeting the Trump administration, the conspiracy theories that spread despite reporters covering it in real time, his indictment on a new assault count and his not-guilty plea, and the dinner's rescheduling for July with tighter security and fewer guests, where Trump spoke.

Donald Trump

Earliest story we hold Apr 23, 2026 · 11 stories · 119 independent sources (counted once each) · 89 days

Part ofWhite House Correspondents' DinnerDonald TrumpMelania TrumpWhite House Correspondents' AssociationTodd Blanche

Part of Political violence in the US

  1. The 2024 attempts on Trump's life in Butler and at his Florida golf clubJul 14, 2024 – Sep 24, 2026
  2. The arson attack on Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's residenceApr 13 – Oct 14, 2025
  3. The shootings of Minnesota lawmakers and the case against Vance BoelterJun 14, 2025 – Sep 2, 2026
  4. The killing of Charlie Kirk: the case against Tyler RobinsonSep 10, 2025 – Sep 19, 2026
  5. The deadly shooting at an ICE facility in DallasSep 24 – Oct 14, 2025
  6. The shooting of two National Guard members near the White HouseNov 26 – Dec 1, 2025
  7. The 2026 correspondents' dinner shooting and the attempted assassination chargeThis arcApr 23 – Jul 21, 2026

Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning

Jul 21– 26'The show must go on,' Trump says in rambling speech at rescheduled correspondents' dinner150 articles · 74 independent sources
11 left, 13 center, 18 right
Jul 18– 24Rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner will have tighter security, fewer guests19 articles · 16 independent sources
1 left, 7 center, 1 right
Jun 2– 3White House correspondents' dinner rescheduled for July 2447 articles · 27 independent sources
4 left, 9 center, 3 right

Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below

  1. Apr 26Trump evacuated from White House Correspondents’ Dinner after shots fired61 articles · 46 independent sources
  2. Apr 26 – 27Suspect in White House Correspondents’ dinner shooting wrote of targeting Trump administration71 articles · 27 independent sources
  3. Apr 26 – 28Man charged with attempted assassination of Trump in White House correspondents' dinner shooting56 articles · 31 independent sources
  4. May 11White House correspondents' dinner suspect pleads not guilty49 articles · 34 independent sources
  5. Jul 21 – 26'The show must go on,' Trump says in rambling speech at rescheduled correspondents' dinner150 articles · 74 independent sources
    1. Jul 21Journalists urge correspondents' association to stand up to Trump at rescheduled press dinner
    2. Jul 23Trump returns to correspondents' dinner for a rambling, insult-filled speech 3 months after shooting
    3. Jul 25Only center coverage:Trump returns to correspondents' dinner for a rambling, insult-filled speech 3 months after shooting
    4. Jul 25Fact check: Trump’s false claims at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side

Apr 20May 11May 25Jun 15Jun 29Jul 20

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Point at or tap a week to see its count by side.

Every week as a table
Week ofLeftCenterRightArticles
Apr 20, 2026212719171
Apr 27, 2026611662
May 4, 20260307
May 11, 2026411545
Jun 1, 202649342
Jul 13, 20260011
Jul 20, 2026121718159

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

29% left · 45% center · 26% right of 119 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 11 stories.

Every storyoldest first

  1. April 2026

    Apr 23– 25Trump set to attend his first White House Correspondents' Dinner as president33 articles · 18 independent sources
    5 left, 6 center, 4 right
  2. Apr 26– 28Man charged with attempted assassination of Trump in White House correspondents' dinner shooting56 articles · 31 independent sources
    6 left, 11 center, 7 right
  3. Apr 26– 27Suspect in White House Correspondents’ dinner shooting wrote of targeting Trump administration71 articles · 27 independent sources
    7 left, 9 center, 7 right
  4. Apr 26Trump evacuated from White House Correspondents’ Dinner after shots fired61 articles · 46 independent sources
    12 left, 12 center, 11 right
  5. Apr 26Accused WH correspondents’ dinner attacker is tutor and computer programmer from California6 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 0 right
  6. Apr 26– 28Reporters covered the correspondents’ dinner shooting in real time. Conspiracy theories still spread30 articles · 19 independent sources
    6 left, 6 center, 3 right

  7. May 2026

    May 5– 6Man charged in White House correspondents’ dinner attack is indicted on new assault count7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  8. May 11White House correspondents' dinner suspect pleads not guilty49 articles · 34 independent sources
    4 left, 11 center, 5 right

  9. June 2026

    Jun 2– 3White House correspondents' dinner rescheduled for July 2447 articles · 27 independent sources
    4 left, 9 center, 3 right

  10. July 2026

    Jul 18– 24Rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner will have tighter security, fewer guests19 articles · 16 independent sources
    1 left, 7 center, 1 right
  11. Jul 21– 26'The show must go on,' Trump says in rambling speech at rescheduled correspondents' dinner150 articles · 74 independent sources
    11 left, 13 center, 18 right