President Donald Trump welcomed the rescheduling of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner for July 24, arguing “we cannot allow Lunatics to change our way of life.”April’s dinner was postponed after a shooter opened fire at the Hilton in Washington, D.C., prompting secret service agents to rush Trump from the stage.In an email to members, White House Correspondents’ Association President Weijia Jiang said “rescheduling was not automatic,” and the decision was made by its board after “thoughtful consideration and input from our members.”“The event will feature significantly enhanced safety measures and new access procedures,” she said.Jiang added that holding a second dinner is a “statement that violence has no place in American life and a free press will not be intimidated into silence.”I’m proud to share the WHCD will be held on 07/24. Our first dinner is part of history, as will be the WHCA’s response. We will not allow an act of violence to have the last word, especially during a year when we are reflecting on America 250 and everything we stand for.— Weijia Jiang (@weijia) June 2, 2026The White House characterized the attack as the third attempted assassination of Trump in less than two years.The dinner was the first Trump attended as president.Many outlets, including HuffPost, chose not to attend in protest of the administration’s attacks on the free press.Responding to the new date on Truth Social, Trump said he had accepted an invitation to attend the second dinner.He wrote: “This announcement is a very good thing in that we cannot allow Lunatics to change our way of life, or even its scheduling.”The president claimed the event would be held at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, D.C., though the White House Correspondents’ Association did not announce a venue.Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California, was charged with attempting to assassinate the president, in addition to two weapons charges.An agent was shot while wearing a bulletproof vest, but was later released from hospital.The suspected shooter was apprehended by law enforcement after firing several shots outside of the hotel’s ballroom.The 31-year-old is facing up to life in prison.