[REVISION HISTORY]

Trump Teases 2028 Run at WH Correspondents’ Dinner

Updated 9 times since CLSTR started tracking revisions of this situation.

What changed

2026-07-26 16:52 UTC → 2026-07-26 17:12 UTC · added ~~removed~~

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner, postponed after the April 2026 Washington Hilton shooting, was finally held on July 24 2026 at the Waldorf Astoria ~~with about~~ (formerly Trump International Hotel). About 700 ~~attendees and heightened security. Security was~~ guests attended under tightened ~~further with QR‑code~~ security—QR‑code tickets, entry ~~passcodes and~~ passcodes, a reduced guest ~~list; reporters noted the lack of~~ list and no protective glass ~~around~~ at the head table. President Donald Trump opened with a “show must go on” joke, praised the Secret Service officer wounded in the April attack, and wore a red “Trump 2028” ~~cap. He mocked the press, labeling~~ cap, signaling a possible future run. During an hour‑long speech, Trump mixed jokes with sharp attacks on the ~~assembled~~ media, calling journalists ~~“the largest group~~ “fake news” and accusing many of ~~people with anti‑Trump syndrome ever assembled,” singled out~~ “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” He named CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, Anderson Cooper, Don Lemon and others, while also saying he had “tremendous respect” for most reporters. He presented ~~awards~~ an award to ~~a Wall Street Journal team for its Epstein reporting. Trump repeatedly joked~~ Officer Victor Gonzalez, injured in the earlier shooting, and repeated the gag that a second term is better, a third even better, and hinted at a ~~fourth term, later calling the remark a joke. He also quipped that the gunshots had caused rapper~~ fourth. A quip about Nicki ~~Minaj~~ Minaj’s reaction to ~~start twerking, a comment that~~ the gunshots drew mixed ~~reactions on social media. In a separate appearance that evening, he falsely linked a televised outage~~ social‑media response. Reactions ranged from CNN’s defense of its integrity to ~~a lack~~ Van Jones’ praise of ~~wind power,~~ Trump’s attendance but criticism of his tone. Security officials said the dinner prompted a ~~claim dismissed by fact‑checkers~~ plan to permanently reinforce the White House perimeter and ~~reported~~ a surge in ~~Turkish media.~~ intelligence dossiers. Fact‑checkers flagged false ~~statements~~ claims about the 2020 election, investment totals, ~~Washington,~~ D.C. crime ~~rates,~~ rates and a Federal Reserve ~~renovation cost. Analysts reminded~~ renovation, and noted that the 22nd Amendment limits presidents to two elected terms, making a 2028 ~~run~~ candidacy constitutionally ~~unlikely.~~ doubtful.

Versions

Only revisions since CLSTR began indexing content versions appear here. Select a version to see what changed compared to the one before it.