Modi condemns shooting at White House Correspondents' Dinner attended by Trump

Sunday, April 26, 2026International AffairsWell-covered4 frames

A shooting incident occurred during the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, where President Donald Trump was attending.
Trump was evacuated from the event after the shooting incident.
Multiple reports said Trump was safe or unharmed after the incident; several also said Melania Trump and JD Vance were safe.
Modi publicly condemned the incident and said violence has no place in a democracy.
The event involved not only Trump but also other senior US officials and members of the press, broadening the number of people directly affected by the security response.
Leaders from multiple countries, including European governments and South Asian leaders, issued statements condemning the shooting and expressing relief that attendees were safe.
The incident has focused attention on political violence and on security at a major Washington event attended by government officials and journalists.
Details about the attacker and the full circumstances were still emerging across the source pool, even as officials and world leaders reacted publicly.

Sunday, April 26, 2026International AffairsWell-covered4 frames

A shooting incident occurred during the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, where President Donald Trump was attending.
Trump was evacuated from the event after the shooting incident.
Multiple reports said Trump was safe or unharmed after the incident; several also said Melania Trump and JD Vance were safe.
Modi publicly condemned the incident and said violence has no place in a democracy.
The event involved not only Trump but also other senior US officials and members of the press, broadening the number of people directly affected by the security response.
Leaders from multiple countries, including European governments and South Asian leaders, issued statements condemning the shooting and expressing relief that attendees were safe.
The incident has focused attention on political violence and on security at a major Washington event attended by government officials and journalists.
Details about the attacker and the full circumstances were still emerging across the source pool, even as officials and world leaders reacted publicly.