Zachary Levi talks about the loud White House press dinner
Actor Zachary Levi was sitting at the White House press dinner with USA TODAY when he heard a loud bang.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner minutes after it began on Saturday, April 25, as attendees took shelter on the floor.
USA TODAY reporters who were in the ballroom of the Washington Hilton Hotel said they heard loud noises that sounded like gunshots and the chanting of “USA.” Members of the press in attendance collapsed to the floor.
It was the first time in more than a decade that Trump had attended the dinner, and the first time as president. He has repeatedly absented himself from the annual gathering of Washington’s most influential figures and the reporters who cover them.
Watch the moment the president evacuates from WHCD
President Trump evacuates White House Correspondents’ Association dinner
President Donald Trump was evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner after hearing a loud bang.
Reuters contributed to reporting this story
