Saturday, July 25th 2026 - 09:06 UTC
The evening was a repeat of the April 25 event, which was interrupted when a man tried to force his way through a security checkpoint and fired near the ballroom
US President Donald Trump joked about the possibility of seeking a third term during his speech at the annual White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner, held on Friday in Washington. Toward the end of his roughly hour-long remarks, he put on a hat reading “Trump 2028.” The 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution bars a president from serving more than two terms.
The evening was a repeat of the April 25 event, which was interrupted when a man tried to force his way through a security checkpoint and fired near the ballroom. The accused was subdued by officers before reaching the venue and faces charges over the incident. The rescheduled edition was held at the Waldorf Astoria hotel — which Trump owned before his first presidency — with a considerably smaller guest list and heightened security.
“As I said three months ago, the show must go on,” the president said at the outset, in his first appearance as president at an event he had avoided for years. Trump said he had scrapped the harshest passages of the speech he had prepared for April. “That was going to be a doozy,” he said.
