U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the American Cornerstone Institute's Fourth Annual Founders Dinner at George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate in Mount Vernon, V.A., U.S., September 20, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura
Security at the White House Correspondents' Dinner evacuated the head table where President Donald Trump was supposed to sit after reports of loud sounds.
C-SPAN hosts suddenly cut away from their normal coverage of the dinner. Security officers with guns were shown scanning the area around the table. No reason was given right away for the evacuation.
People started screaming "USA! USA!" with others chanting. People started walking out "relatively calmly," C-SPAN commentators noted.
Protesters had also crashed the dinner before it got underway.
