'There will be some shots fired,' Karoline Leavitt joked before gunfire at Correspondents' Dinner
Published on April 26, 2026.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made a prescient joke before gunfire erupted at the 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner. The event was disrupted shortly after 8:30 p.m. ET when gunfire broke out and President Donald J. Trump, first lady Melania Trump, and Vice President JD Vance were all rushed out of the Washington Hilton ballroom. The joke, which has since gone viral, was made during a Fox News interview. After being evacuated, President Donald Trump shared a video on his Truth Social account of the suspect storming the event and a photo of the apprehended suspect.
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