First Lady Melania Trump was evacuated from the White House Correspondents' Dinner after hearing gunshots outside the ballroom where she and President Donald Trump were seated. This marked the first time Melania Trump, who has been closely guarded in her second term, has been alongside her husband when he has been evacuated by the Secret Service. She has previously learned about assassination attempts against him from watching TV. The president, who had told reporters that it was “a rather traumatic experience” for his wife, was asked whether she had been scared.