## 'We Need the Ballroom': Trump Uses Shooting Outside White House Correspondents' Dinner to Boost Corrupt Project

Authored by commondreams.org

US President Donald Trump used a lone gunman's storming of the lobby outside the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night to promote his $400 million White House ballroom project, which is riddled with glaring conflicts of interest.

Speaking at a press conference after being evacuated from the Washington Hilton hotel hosting the White House Correspondents' Dinner, Trump declared that "this is why we have to have all of the attributes of what we're planning at the White House."

The president added that "we need the ballroom," saying, "We need levels of security that probably nobody's ever seen before.".

President Trump says tonight’s shooting at the WHCD is a clear example of why we need a need a new ballroom for The White House pic.twitter.com/a6dzeH9nyB. — Acyn (@Acyn) April 26, 2026.

A man armed with multiple weapons, including a shotgun, charged a security checkpoint outside the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night, setting off a chaotic scramble to evacuate Trump and members of his administration who were present at the private event.

CBS News White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs noted on social media that the shooting "happened on the level above the ballroom where the White House Correspondents Association dinner was.".

The White House ballroom project that Trump touted at his press conference after being evacuated from the correspondents' dinner has received funding from massive corporations with interests before the federal government. »

### Shots fired as gunman charges toward ballroom at White House correspondents’ dinner. Trump unharmed

Authored by apnews.com

Security video appears to show suspect running towards White House correspondents’ dinner.

Members of law enforcement control shooting suspect Cole Tomas Allen during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington.

AP AUDIO: Trump unharmed after shooting incident at White House correspondents’ dinner President Trump is unharmed after security incident at White House correspondents’ dinner. »

### Madonna teams up with Grindr for exclusive vinyl of ‘Confessions II’

Authored by nme.com

Madonna has teamed up with Grindr for an exclusive vinyl of ‘Confessions II’.

Now, she’s unveiled her collaboration with Grindr – the social networking app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people.

For Grindr users, it means that their profile grid will now always contain one square devoted to Madonna. »

### Car bomb explodes outside Northern Ireland police station

Authored by apnews.com

LONDON (AP) — Police in Northern Ireland have condemned a car-bomb attack on a police station as an attempt to undermine the 1998 agreement that brought peace to the region.

“For a device like this to have been deployed against police and in such proximity to the public was idiotic.

On March 30, police foiled a similar attack on a police station in Lurgan, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) southwest of Dunmurry. »

### Sabastian Sawe runs first sub-2-hour marathon race, shatters world record in London

Authored by nbcsports.com

Kenyan Sabastian Sawe became the first person to run a marathon race in under two hours, winning the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes, 30 seconds.

Sawe, the world’s fastest marathoner in 2024 and 2025, shattered the world record of 2:00:35 set by the late Kelvin Kiptum at the 2023 Chicago Marathon.

2026 London Marathon Results 2026 London Marathon top 10 and notable results with a link to searchable results. »

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