Trump attends rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner
President Trump attended the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner, which was postponed after an assassination attempt in April.
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The White House Correspondents' Dinner was held for a second time this year, after the original event in April was cut short by an assassination attempt on President Trump. The dinner was rescheduled and took place at the Waldorf Astoria, a hotel that was formerly a Trump property. Security was extremely tight, with several city blocks sealed off. The crowd was much smaller than usual, with only about 700 guests invited, roughly a quarter of the typical attendance. The President had made clear immediately after the April incident that the dinner would go ahead regardless of the threat. The suspect in the assassination attempt, Cole Allen, has pleaded not guilty to charges including attempting to assassinate the President and firearms offences. Observers were watching to see whether President Trump would strike a more conciliatory tone in his speech, given the circumstances, or whether he would maintain the combative approach he had originally planned against the press.
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| Claim | ITV |
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| A dinner was rescheduled after an assassination attempt on President Trump, moved to a former Trump property, with about 700 guests. |
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ITV News focused on the security arrangements, the change of venue to a former Trump hotel, and the reduced crowd size. The report highlighted the President's determination to go ahead despite the assassination attempt and speculated on whether his speech would be more conciliatory or remain combative. The channel also briefly mentioned the unrelated Thames river incident.
- “He made it very clear that he was determined that this event would go ahead whatever the threat to him.”
- “It will be interesting to see if he's a bit more conciliatory this evening.”
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