White House Correspondents’ Dinner rescheduled for July 24 after shooting disrupted initial event

Washington — The White House Correspondents’ Association announced Tuesday that it will reschedule its annual press dinner for July 24 after the initial event was disrupted when a gunman attacked the gathering attended by President Trump, senior administration officials and scores of journalists. Weijia Jiang, who is the president of the association and a CBS News senior White House correspondent, said in an email to members of the White House Correspondents’ Association that the rescheduled event would be a “more intimate gathering” and feature “significantly enhanced safety measures and new access procedures.” Mr. Trump said he has accepted an invitation to speak at the dinner next month, calling it a “‘HOT’ ticket!” “In a sign of Strength and Fortitude, it was just announced that The White House Correspondents’ Dinner, which violently ended rather

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