President Trump said he accepted an invitation to attend the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner following an assassination attempt against him.
“In a sign of Strength and Fortitude, it was just announced that The White House Correspondents’ Dinner, which violently ended rather abruptly on April 25th, will be rescheduled to July 24th. This announcement is a very good thing in that we cannot allow Lunatics to change our way of life, or even its scheduling,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I was asked to be there, and speak, by Weijia Jiang, President of The White House Correspondents’ Association, and have accepted. I don’t know whether or not I will give the same rather nasty statements, at least as it concerns certain people, but we will soon find out.”
“In any event, it will be a ‘HOT’ ticket!” he continued. “Interestingly, the location will be The Waldorf Astoria, on Pennsylvania Avenue, a Building and Ballroom that I built.”
The previous event was rescheduled after a man attempted to assassinate President Trump. Cole Allen, the California man accused of attempting to assassinate the president, pleaded not guilty to four federal charges in a Washington, D.C., courtroom.
Jiang said in a statement on the event, “We will not allow an act of violence to have the last word, especially during a year when we are reflecting on the 250th anniversary of America and everything we stand for.”
“The event will feature significantly enhanced safety measures and new access procedures. We will share additional details directly with attendees,” Jiang explained, noting that it will be a “more intimate gathering.”
