FIRST ON FOX: President Donald Trump will return to the stage Friday to deliver remarks at the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, nearly three months after an armed suspect stormed the event in an alleged assassination attempt against him.
The White House exclusively confirmed to Fox News Digital the lineup of administration officials expected to attend the dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, D.C.
While much of Trump’s Cabinet will attend, first lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not be there. A White House spokesperson told Fox News Digital their absences are due to prior commitments.
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The banquet will be held at the Waldorf Astoria while the annual dinner has historically been held at the Washington Hilton. Chaos, however, broke out at this year’s banquet when an armed suspect stormed the event in what authorities say was an attempt to assassinate the president.
Weijia Jiang, president of the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA), said the event would be a “more intimate gathering” when the new date was announced in June.
Jiang announced the rescheduled date was decided by the WHCA board in an email to association members, sharing the rescheduled event will be a more “intimate gathering.”
“This dinner will not only be an opportunity to carry out our program. It will be a statement that violence has no place in American life and a free press will not be intimidated into silence. As you have all demonstrated, courage and community can and should rise above,” Jiang added.
