The Daily Fuckup

The White House Correspondents’ Association is still deciding what comes next after the April 25 shooting that broke up its annual dinner at the Washington Hilton. In a statement posted two days later, the group said its board would meet to assess what happened and determine how to proceed, with updates to follow if any become available. ([whca.press](https://whca.press/2026/04/27/statement-on-whca-dinner/?utm_source=openai))

Federal authorities say the shooting took place during the 2026 dinner and left a Secret Service officer injured. The Justice Department said Cole Tomas Allen was charged in connection with the attack, including a count of attempting to assassinate the president, and court filings describe the incident as unfolding after he rushed a security checkpoint at the hotel. ([justice.gov](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/suspect-white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting-charged-attempt-assassinate-president?utm_source=openai))

The WHCA’s public event page still lists the next annual dinner as Saturday, April 25, 2026, at the Washington Hilton. As of the edition date, the association had not posted a replacement date or a formal cancellation notice. ([whca.press](https://whca.press/news/annual-dinner/?utm_source=openai))

That leaves the dinner in an odd state: publicly still anchored to April 25 on the WHCA site, but practically under review after a security failure that turned a black-tie political ritual into a federal case. Whether the association keeps the same format, shifts locations, or changes plans entirely has not yet been announced. ([whca.press](https://whca.press/2026/04/27/statement-on-whca-dinner/?utm_source=openai))