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white house press secretary Caroline Levitt Breaking her silence on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting, she had previously claimed “Shot fired“At the event.
Levitt, 28 Instagram On Sunday, April 26, the president reflected on the shooting that happened to her Donald Trumpfirst lady Melania Trump and other government officials were evacuated from the Washington Hilton ballroom a day earlier because Gunfire rang out At dinner.
“What was supposed to be a fun night for President Trump to crack jokes and celebrate free speech was hijacked by a depraved anti-Trump lunatic who sought to assassinate the president and kill as many senior Trump administration officials as possible,” Levitt posted on Instagram.
Just minutes before shots rang out at the party, Levitt was pregnant and her husband’s second child Nicolas RiccioTrump told Fox News on the red carpet that the speech for the 79-year-old Trump would be “interesting” and “entertaining” and that there would be “some gunfire in the room tonight.”
Levitt, whose post included a series of photos taken before, during and after the dinner, continued: “I was backstage with President Trump and the First Lady after the Secret Service quickly moved us to safety. President Trump is truly fearless, but as he said last night, this political violence needs to end.”
This photo captures Levitt sitting next to the Vice President JD Vance Speaking in the Oval Office, he concluded: “Thank you to law enforcement for keeping us all safe, including the brave agent who took a bullet in the chest and acted immediately to subdue the shooter. Pray for our country.”
Law enforcement officials in Washington, D.C., confirmed that a 31-year-old man from California has been arrested in connection with a shooting on Saturday, April 25. He was charged with two counts of using a firearm and one count of assaulting a federal officer with a dangerous weapon. The suspect’s motive and condition remain unclear.
According to information provided by the Secret Service, a Secret Service member was shot and killed during the incident, which occurred near the venue’s “Main Magnetometer.” Trump later confirmed that the Secret Service agent was recovering in the hospital.
“The vest did its job. I just talked to the officer and he did a great job,” Trump told reporters after the event.
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner was a temporary farewell for Levitt as she prepares to welcome her second child in the coming days. (Levitt and Riccio, 60, are also parents to son Nico, who was born in July 2024.)
In the hours after the shooting, Levitt personally passed X posts Trump has scheduled a news conference for late Saturday night. In her Instagram post, Levitt included a photo from the press conference, showing her standing next to the podium where Trump was speaking.