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Gunfire at Correspondents' Dinner Sparks Conspiracy Rumors.

May 1, 2026

It was a night of glamour and glitz at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner, with the city's elite gathering at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC. But in an instant, the evening took a deadly turn, as shots rang out and panic set in. President Donald Trump and other high-ranking officials were quickly evacuated from the scene, leaving the rest of the attendees to wonder what had just happened.

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