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Trump Speaks at Rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner

President Donald Trump spoke at the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., three months after the original April event was halted by a shooting at a security checkpoint. The White House had previewed a "unifying yet vicious" tone, but the BBC reported Trump poked fun at the press rather than attacking the media. The scaled-down event featured heightened security amid Secret Service warnings of elevated threat levels.

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The event celebrated press freedom after the first dinner was cancelled by a shooting in April.

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Trump Will Give ‘Unifying Yet Vicious’ Speech at Rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner, White House Says

After the shooting at the April event, Trump revealed that he had intended to rip into the media during his speech, but would now likely not do so.

Trump pokes fun at press during White House Correspondents' DinnerBBC News – World
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Trump pokes fun at press during White House Correspondents' Dinner

The event celebrated press freedom after the first dinner was cancelled by a shooting in April.

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White House says Trump to give ‘unifying yet vicious’ speech at rescheduled press gala

Correspondents’ dinner begins in Washington, three months after original event was halted by a shooting The rescheduled White House correspondents’ dinner is under way in Washington, three months after the original event was scrapped in April when a man fired a shotgun at a security checkpoint outside the ballroom. Donald Trump arrived at the Waldorf Astoria for the rescheduled gala, which organizers say will feel s…

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White House Correspondents' Dinner to be scaled down, with scaled-up security

The White House Correspondents' Dinner will have a redo in Washington, D.C., on Friday night, after the original event was interrupted in April when a gunman stormed in. It'll be a scaled-down event with scaled-up security. Nicole Sganga reports.

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Trump expected to attend White House Correspondents' Dinner redo after April attack

President Trump is expected to attend the redo of the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Friday night after an armed assailant upended April's dinner.

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Secret Service warns of high threat levels before White House Correspondents' Dinner

Secret Service officials warned nationwide threats have reached an unprecedented level since January, nearly 40% higher than during the same period last year.

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