World leaders reacted on Sunday with shock and support for U.S. President Donald Trump after a man armed with multiple weapons charged a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C., on Saturday before being apprehended by U.S. Secret Service agents.
Trump, first lady Melania, and members of Trump’s Cabinet were evacuated from the event. One officer was shot, but he was “saved by the fact that he was wearing obviously a very good bulletproof vest,” Trump told reporters during a press conference in the White House briefing room following the incident.
The suspected shooter was identified later Saturday as Cole Allen of Torrance, California. He is being held by authorities as they investigate the shooting.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was “shocked” by the scenes at the dinner.
“Any attack on democratic institutions or on the freedom of the press must be condemned in the strongest possible terms,” said in a post on X.
