President Donald Trump and other high-ranking administration officials were evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Association annual dinner Saturday night after an allegedly armed man attempted to charge through a security checkpoint into the event.
The agency later said all of its protectees, including the president and first lady, were safe, and the person involved in the incident was in custody.
Video showed a man charging a Secret Service checkpoint in an attempt to reach the ballroom where the dinner was taking place. Law enforcement officers could be seen immediately drawing their weapons to stop the man.
Officials said he
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