The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives was on Monday (April 27, 2026) charged with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump.

He appeared in court to face charges in a chaotic encounter that resulted in shots being fired, Mr. Trump being rushed off the stage and guests ducking for cover underneath their tables.

The state visit by Britain’s King Charles III to the U.S. would take place as planned, Buckingham Palace said on Sunday (April 26, 2026), following a shooting at a Washington media gala.

The incident late on Saturday (April 25) at the annual dinner of the White House Correspondents’ Association came less than 48 hours before King Charles and Queen Camilla begin a four-day state visit to the United States.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday (April 26, 2026) made a fresh call for building a high-security ballroom within the White House complex, hours after he was evacuated from the annual dinner of journalists at a downtown hotel following a shooting incident.

“This event would never have happened with the Militarily Top Secret Ballroom currently under construction at the White House,” Mr. Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Sunday (April 26) morning, and called for dropping the court case in the matter.