{"id":338757,"date":"2026-04-28T18:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T17:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/i-was-at-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting-heres-what-happened-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T18:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T17:00:19","slug":"i-was-at-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting-heres-what-happened-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/i-was-at-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting-heres-what-happened-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"I was at the White House correspondents&#8217; dinner shooting &#8211; here\u2019s what happened | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/k4kLKjr7DJY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"I was at the White House correspondents' dinner shooting - here\u2019s what happened | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k4kLKjr7DJY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Cole Tomas Allen has been charged with attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump after trying to storm a gala event with weapons on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump was rushes from the scene after suspected gunshots were heard, alongside his wife Melania Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Several BBC journalists were at the dinner on Saturday night, including BBC State Department Correspondent Tom Bateman, who recounts what it was like to be in the room as the shooting incident unfolded, and the questions that have been raised over the security of the event.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog <\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#DonaldTrump #US #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cole Tomas Allen has been charged with attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump after trying to storm a gala event with weapons on Saturday night. 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