What to know about the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, take two
Calls for the dinner to be abandoned entirely only grew after the April imbroglio.Prominent journalists have questioned its purpose, optics and ethics, particularly given Trump’s pugnacious approach to the press. The dinner will be held on Friday, July 24.Doors open at 6pm local (22:00 GMT) and the dinner begins at 7pm (23:00 GMT).Where is it? The event will be held at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, DC, formerly known as the Trump International Hotel.It is a change of venue from the Washington Hilton, where the April dinner was held.
- ▪Calls for the dinner to be abandoned entirely only grew after the April imbroglio.Prominent journalists have questioned its purpose, optics and ethics, particularly given Trump’s pugnacious approach to the press.
- ▪The dinner will be held on Friday, July 24.Doors open at 6pm local (22:00 GMT) and the dinner begins at 7pm (23:00 GMT).Where is it?
- ▪The event will be held at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, DC, formerly known as the Trump International Hotel.It is a change of venue from the Washington Hilton, where the April dinner was held.
8 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 5 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 4 centre, 1 lean right, 2 right.
- ▪ Trump Returns to White House Correspondents Dinner After Foiled Assassination Attempt — The Daily Signal
- ▪ Live updates: Trump’s tariffs set to kick in; White House Correspondents’ dinner re-do — The Hill
- ▪ Trump returns to White House Correspondents’ Dinner after alleged assassination attempt and more top headlines — Fox News — Latest
- ▪ Trump to address rescheduled White House correspondents’ dinner after shooting halted gala — The Globe and Mail
- ▪ Trump returns to White House correspondents' dinner after April attack halted gala — The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com
- ▪ Trump returns to White House correspondents’ dinner after April attack halted gala — Investing.com — News
- ▪ Trump returns to White House correspondents' dinner after April attack halted gala — Straits Times — World
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EXPLAINERNews|ExplainerWhat to know about the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, take twoPerennially controversial dinner is back, with Trump set to attend, after a gunman derailed the proceedings in April.ListenListen (9 mins)SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoAttendees gather during the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington, DC [Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo]By Tyler Sherman LowryPublished On 24 Jul 202624 Jul 2026Washington, DC – After unprecedented violence in April, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is trying again.The annual – and perennially controversial – event had originally been held in April, but it was swiftly derailed after a gunman attempted to storm the…
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