Police officers stand guard near the Waldorf Astoria hotel where the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner is held in Washington, D.C., the United States, July 24, 2026. The rescheduled 2026 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner was held at the Waldorf Astoria hotel here on Friday.

The dinner was rescheduled after gunshots were heard during the original event at the Washington Hilton Hotel on April 25, leading to the emergency evacuation of U.S. President Donald Trump and the arrest of the suspect. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

Police officers stand guard near the Waldorf Astoria hotel where the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner is held in Washington, D.C., the United States, July 24, 2026. The rescheduled 2026 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner was held at the Waldorf Astoria hotel here on Friday.

The dinner was rescheduled after gunshots were heard during the original event at the Washington Hilton Hotel on April 25, leading to the emergency evacuation of U.S. President Donald Trump and the arrest of the suspect. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

A police officer stands guard outside the Waldorf Astoria hotel where the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner is held in Washington, D.C., the United States, July 24, 2026. The rescheduled 2026 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner was held at the Waldorf Astoria hotel here on Friday.

The dinner was rescheduled after gunshots were heard during the original event at the Washington Hilton Hotel on April 25, leading to the emergency evacuation of U.S. President Donald Trump and the arrest of the suspect. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

Police officers stand guard near the Waldorf Astoria hotel where the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner is held in Washington, D.C., the United States, July 24, 2026. The rescheduled 2026 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner was held at the Waldorf Astoria hotel here on Friday.

The dinner was rescheduled after gunshots were heard during the original event at the Washington Hilton Hotel on April 25, leading to the emergency evacuation of U.S. President Donald Trump and the arrest of the suspect. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

A police officer stands guard near the Waldorf Astoria hotel where the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner is held in Washington, D.C., the United States, July 24, 2026. The rescheduled 2026 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner was held at the Waldorf Astoria hotel here on Friday.

The dinner was rescheduled after gunshots were heard during the original event at the Washington Hilton Hotel on April 25, leading to the emergency evacuation of U.S. President Donald Trump and the arrest of the suspect. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

Police officers stand guard outside the Waldorf Astoria hotel where the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner is held in Washington, D.C., the United States, July 24, 2026. The rescheduled 2026 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner was held at the Waldorf Astoria hotel here on Friday.

The dinner was rescheduled after gunshots were heard during the original event at the Washington Hilton Hotel on April 25, leading to the emergency evacuation of U.S. President Donald Trump and the arrest of the suspect. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

Police officers stand guard near the Waldorf Astoria hotel where the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner is held in Washington, D.C., the United States, July 24, 2026. The rescheduled 2026 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner was held at the Waldorf Astoria hotel here on Friday.

The dinner was rescheduled after gunshots were heard during the original event at the Washington Hilton Hotel on April 25, leading to the emergency evacuation of U.S. President Donald Trump and the arrest of the suspect. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

People enter the Waldorf Astoria hotel to attend the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, D.C., the United States, July 24, 2026. The rescheduled 2026 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner was held at the Waldorf Astoria hotel here on Friday.

The dinner was rescheduled after gunshots were heard during the original event at the Washington Hilton Hotel on April 25, leading to the emergency evacuation of U.S. President Donald Trump and the arrest of the suspect. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

A police officer and National Guard members stand guard near the Waldorf Astoria hotel where the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner is held in Washington, D.C., the United States, July 24, 2026. The rescheduled 2026 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner was held at the Waldorf Astoria hotel here on Friday.

The dinner was rescheduled after gunshots were heard during the original event at the Washington Hilton Hotel on April 25, leading to the emergency evacuation of U.S. President Donald Trump and the arrest of the suspect. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Washington, D.C., the United States, July 24, 2026. The rescheduled 2026 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner was held at the Waldorf Astoria hotel here on Friday.

The dinner was rescheduled after gunshots were heard during the original event at the Washington Hilton Hotel on April 25, leading to the emergency evacuation of U.S. President Donald Trump and the arrest of the suspect. (Photo by Li Yuanqing/Xinhua)