A top White House official has convened a meeting of the U.S. Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security later this week to review security for U.S. President Donald Trump after the shooting incident at the annual journalists’ dinner on Saturday (April 25, 2026).

The foiled attack at the Washington Hilton hotel, the venue of the White House Correspondents Association Dinner, has also brought into focus the presidential line of succession as several cabinet secretaries were present at the event.

President Donald Trump addressing reporters at the White House after he and other top leaders of the United States were evacuated from an annual dinner of White House correspondents on Saturday (April 25, 2026) night after a shooting incident outside the ballroom.

Mr. Trump said the suspect was armed with multiple weapons before stopped by Secret Service. One officer was shot, but he was protected by a bulletproof vest.