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Correspondents’ dinner chaos hits high-profile guests already marked by political violence
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When shots rang out at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night, the chaos tore through a ballroom that included a handful of people who had already lived through political violence.
President Donald Trump was rushed from the ballroom at the Washington Hilton Hotel on Saturday evening, just as the dinner was kicking off in earnest, after apparent gunshots were heard. Video from inside the event showed attendees taking cover under tables as panic spread through the room.
The moment carried additional weight for several attendees whose lives had already been shaped by political violence, including Trump, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and TPUSA CEO Erika Kirk.
«The people that make the biggest impact, they’re the ones that [shooters] go after,» Trump said late on Saturday evening from a press conference at the White House. «They don’t go after the ones that don’t do much because they like it that way.»
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Former President Donald Trump raises his arm with blood on his face during a campaign rally at Butler Farm Show Inc. in Butler, Pa., on July 13, 2024. Trump was taken offstage after loud noises were heard as he began speaking. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Images)
Trump, himself, has faced repeated threats on his life.
There were two assassination attempts on Trump’s life in 2024, beginning in Butler, Pennsylvania, when a bullet grazed his ear after a gunman climbed onto a roof during a rally on July 13, 2024.
«Butler had one weak spot that we all know about. Somebody should have been up there, but even in Butler, we had our sniper on our side. Within 4.2 seconds, from a distance of about 400 yards, one shot, and he was gone,» said Trump.
A second incident unfolded just weeks later, at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, when a suspect with a rifle was discovered near the golf course while Trump was present. Trump was not injured during that incident.
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Others in the room have also been shaped by political violence, bringing additional weight to the moment.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the Washington Hilton ballroom Saturday night at the start of the White House Correspondents Dinner as shots rang out. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nephew of President John F. Kennedy (JFK), was swiftly escorted out of the room on Saturday, an HHS official told Fox News Digital. His family history is closely tied to two tragic assassinations.
JFK was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963, while riding in an open-top motorcade in Dallas, Texas, during a re-election campaign event.
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Five years later, the secretary’s father, then-Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, was shot after he delivered a victory speech when he won the California Democratic presidential primary.
He was struck three times, including a fatal shot to the head.
Similarly, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise was among four people who were shot on June 14, 2017, at a Republican congressional baseball practice. The gunman, a supporter of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., was shot and killed by police.
Scalise was shot in the hip, leaving him critically wounded. He eventually recovered and returned to Congress months later.
«I’m incredibly grateful for the brave members of law enforcement who acted quickly to protect all of us attending tonight’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner. This is an event meant to bring people together. Violence has NO place in our country,» Scalise posted to X.
Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk was reportedly seen crying backstage after she ran out of the ballroom following the shots fired. Kirk has also experienced personal tragedy when her husband was assassinated in September 2025 while speaking at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University.
(Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
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Fox News Digital reached out to Kennedy and Scalise for comment.
Trump hailed law enforcement during his press conference from the White House late on Saturday, saying the situation was «incredibly acted upon by Secret Service and law enforcement.»
«[The suspect] had a long way to go. That was really a first line of defense. And they got him. And they really, you know, they acted incredibly,» he continued.
The suspected gunman, identified as a 31-year-old Cole Allen of California, was taken into custody.
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República Dominicana: El presidente Abinader entrega títulos de propiedad a familias en Haina y otras demarcaciones
El presidente Luis Abinader entregó 1,279 títulos de propiedad este sábado en Haina, San Cristóbal, y presentó la medida como una política de seguridad jurídica y reducción de desigualdades que convierte en propietarios legales a familias que durante años ocuparon terrenos y viviendas sin documentación formal. En el acto, Abinader afirmó que la entrega beneficia a 6,395 personas y fortalece el patrimonio familiar al abrir acceso al crédito formal, a la ampliación de viviendas y a emprendimientos.
Más de 700 de los títulos correspondieron a residentes de Haina, mientras el resto fue para beneficiarios de Jardines de Gautier, Villa Altagracia, Los Alcarrizos, Los Frailes, Los Mameyes, Maquiteria, Los Minas y Brisas de las Américas, según lo informado durante la actividad. El programa fue presentado además como parte de una estrategia oficial más amplia para regularizar propiedades que arrastraban trámites pendientes desde hace décadas.
Abinader sostuvo que la titulación es una de las iniciativas con mayor impacto directo de su gestión porque entrega “seguridad y esperanza”. El mandatario dijo: “Cuando se entrega un título de propiedad se entrega también seguridad y esperanza. A partir de hoy, estas familias cuentan con un patrimonio que aumenta su valor, les permite acceder al crédito formal, ampliar sus viviendas, emprender negocios y garantizar un mejor futuro para sus hijos”.
El presidente vinculó la jornada con la víspera del Día de las Madres y señaló que la mayoría de las personas favorecidas son mujeres. Según Abinader, esa composición le dio a la entrega un sentido de reconocimiento y de respaldo a las madres dominicanas.
El jefe de Estado indicó que el documento no solo acredita la propiedad, sino que aporta tranquilidad y estabilidad a los beneficiarios. La formalización, agregó, eleva el valor de los inmuebles y permite realizar operaciones legales y seguras.
Rafael Burgos Gómez, director general de Bienes Nacionales, el Consejo Estatal del Azúcar y la Corporación Dominicana de Empresas Estatales, definió la entrega como un acto de justicia social. Burgos Gómez explicó que el programa integra la meta del Gobierno de entregar un millón de títulos de propiedad durante las dos gestiones de Abinader.
El funcionario afirmó que para avanzar en ese objetivo se han acelerado procesos y se han liberado cientos de miles de expedientes que permanecían pendientes desde hacía décadas. También atribuyó ese avance al trabajo conjunto de la Unidad Técnica Ejecutora de Titulación de Terrenos del Estado, Bienes Nacionales, el CEA y la Jurisdicción Inmobiliaria.
Burgos Gómez indicó que el Gobierno cubrió costos administrativos para facilitar la entrega gratuita de los títulos. Añadió que también se condonaron deudas asociadas a contratos de adquisición de terrenos para que los beneficiarios recibieran sus documentos sin cargas económicas adicionales.
El director de Bienes Nacionales agradeció el trabajo de los equipos técnicos y administrativos que, según dijo, recorrieron todo el territorio nacional para ejecutar el programa. La actividad reunió además a la gobernadora Pura Casilla, el senador Gustavo Lara, el director ejecutivo de la UTECT Duarte Méndez Peña, el alcalde de Bajos de Haina Osvaldo Rodríguez, el director de Catastro Nacional Héctor Pérez Mirambeaux y el director del Instituto Agrario Dominicano Darío Castillo Lugo.
Antes de concluir el acto, Abinader afirmó: “Hay un Gobierno que trabaja cada día, cada hora y cada minuto para mejorar la calidad de vida de nuestro pueblo”. Luego envió un mensaje de felicitación y bendición a las madres dominicanas.
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Delaney Hall protests intensify as far-left activists, ICE supporters converge in New Jersey
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NEWARK, N.J. — The continued unrest outside Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, took on a distinctly ideological tone during ICE demonstrations Saturday, as far-left communist-socialist activists and a far-right group clashed, transforming a protest over the center’s conditions into a broader political spectacle.
The standoff began more than a week ago, when illegal immigrant detainees penned an open letter alleging physical and psychological torture, claiming they were being denied medical care and adequate food.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) quickly denied the allegations, releasing facility menus to prove detainees are provided three daily meals with options like chicken fajitas and Salisbury steak.
Communist groups gather outside Delany Hall in Newark, N.J., Saturday, to protest ICE. (Michael Dorgan/Fox News Digital)
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After violent skirmishes earlier in the week, where federal agents were assaulted by agitators, Democrat Gov. Mikie Sherrill ordered the New Jersey State Police to take over security, claiming the move was necessary to protect the demonstrators from an «ICE surge.»
By Saturday morning, the immigrant detention center had been transformed into a fortified zone surrounded by large orange plastic barricades and metal fencing.
State officials admitted the chaos is being driven by outside instigators rather than local residents, with state Attorney General Jennifer Davenport confirming five of the six people arrested by state police this week were not from New Jersey.
Far-right activists were seen facing off Saturday with far-left communists and socialists at the Delaney Hall immigrant detention center in Newark, N.J. (Michael Dorgan/Fox News Digital)
A crowd of roughly 200 anti-ICE demonstrators, heavily intertwined with far-left and socialist organizations, dominated the scene Saturday, chanting, «Stop ICE Gestapo! Communist revolution!» while distributing radical literature reading «LONG LIVE COMMUNISM!» and «NO PAPERS, NO BORDERS, NO BOSSES.»
ICE supporters, including members of the far-right Proud Boys, also made an appearance at the protest Saturday carrying pro-ICE flags, food and cases of water for law enforcement.
Their arrival sent a shockwave through the heavily outnumbering anti-ICE crowd, with far-left agitators immediately rushing toward the barriers, screaming profanities and shifting their chants to «Proud Boys go home.»
Pro-ICE supporters clash with anti-ICE agitators during demonstrations outside the Delaney Hall detention center, Saturday, in Newark, N.J. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
During a news conference Saturday afternoon, Sherrill claimed ICE engagement «creates an incredibly dangerous situation» adding she refuses to «back down in fighting the Trump administration and the threats they’ve made.»
Sherrill acknowledged that «national extremist groups» have infiltrated the protests to create chaos, warning out-of-state actors that they are endangering the public and not helping the detainees.
Demonstrators for and against the Delaney Hall detention center yell at each other outside the facility Saturday, in Newark, N.J. (Angelina Katsanis/AP)
«You’re not helping detainee families, and you’re certainly not keeping new Jersey safe today,» the governor said. «Going forward, I urge those protesting outside of Delaney Hall to bring the temperature down so we can focus on the detainees and their families. Comply with the lawful orders from local and state law enforcement and let advocates, faith leaders and members of this community continue their work here in America.»
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She added state health inspectors were recently blocked from viewing anything other than the facility’s kitchen, and called on the Department of Homeland Security to stop pressuring detainees into signing deportation documents.
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