白宫记者晚宴在华盛顿重新举办，距离原定4月的活动因枪击事件被取消已相隔三个月 [1]。原定4月的晚宴在宴会厅外安全检查站发生枪击事件而被迫中止 [1]。
特朗普出席这场重新安排的活动并将发表演讲，这是他两届任期内首次在该活动中演讲 [1]。白宫新闻秘书卡罗琳·利维特表示，特朗普的演讲将是"统一但也凶悍、认真但也搞笑的结合" [1]。
晚宴部分献给4月枪击事件中受伤的特勤局特工维克多·冈萨雷斯 [1]。特勤局局长肖恩·柯伦表示："我们确实预计坏人会出现" [1]。被控枪击的科尔·艾伦已被控试图暗杀总统罪名，他不认罪 [1]。
缺席者包括梅拉尼娅·特朗普、副总统JD·万斯和国务卿马尔科·卢比奥 [1]。
The White House press dinner is being held in Washington three months after the original April event was canceled due to a shooting incident. [1] Trump will attend the rescheduled gathering and deliver remarks, marking his first speech at the event during either of his two terms in office. [1]
The April dinner was canceled after a shooting occurred at a security checkpoint outside the venue. [1] Secret Service agent Victor Gonzalez was wounded in that incident, and the rescheduled event will be dedicated in part to his recovery. [1] Cole Allen, the man charged in connection with the shooting, faces an attempted assassination charge and has pleaded not guilty. [1]
White House Press Secretary Carolyn Levitt characterized Trump's upcoming speech as "a combination of unifying yet vicious, serious yet funny." [1] Secret Service Director Sean Colón stated: "We do anticipate bad actors will show up." [1]
Those not attending include Melania Trump, JD Vance, and Marco Rubio. [1]