Armed Incident Disrupts White House Correspondents' Dinner, Echoes 45-Year-Old Assassination Attempt

What happened at the Correspondents'Dinner at the White House Hilton Hotel brought back memories of 45 years. The dinner for journalists was attended by senior Cabinet leaders, including President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance. At the same time, an armed 31-year-old man opened fire outside the banquet. The Secret Service quickly escorted everyone, including Trump, to safety and the assailant was apprehended. This is not the first incident of its kind at the hotel. A president has been assassinated 45 years ago. Ronald Reagan was fatally attacked. He had just left the Washington Hilton in 1981. A man opened fire. He was shot in the chest. He was hospitalized for several days. His life was saved, according to the FBI archive. John Hinckley Jr.'s gunfire wounded him directly in the elevator with the service agent. He was also wounded in the attack.