{"id":2595812,"date":"2026-04-27T17:16:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T21:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-correspondents-donate-uneaten-steak-and-lobster\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T17:17:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T21:17:55","slug":"white-house-correspondents-donate-uneaten-steak-and-lobster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-correspondents-donate-uneaten-steak-and-lobster\/","title":{"rendered":"White House correspondents donate uneaten steak and lobster"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-correspondents-donate-uneaten-steak-and-lobster%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2595812&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>after shots were fired and the White House Correspondents\u2019 dinner was cut short, the uneaten steak and lobster that had been prepared by the Hilton were freeze-dried and donated to two Washington, D.C., shelters serving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/un-canceled-sf-school-board-formally-rescinds-move-to-rename-schools-after-lincoln-washington-feinstein\/\" title=\"Un-Canceled: SF School Board Formally Rescinds Move To Rename Schools After Lincoln, Washington, Feinstein\">abused women<\/a> and children. The dinner had been halted before the entree service-though guests did eat earlier items such as spring pea and burrata salads-while security and evacuation unfolded during an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liverpool-bomber-had-his-asylum-rejected-six-years-before-attack\/\" title=\"Liverpool Bomber Had his Asylum Rejected SIX Years Before Attack\">attempted attack<\/a> involving President Donald Trump and other officials. the WHCA president credited the hotel staff for handling the food under arduous circumstances, and the event\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-williams-surprises-steven-spielberg-by-telling-him-hes-not-retiring-after-all\/\" title=\"John Williams Surprises Steven Spielberg by Telling Him He...s Not Retiring After All\">wine list<\/a> included Wente chardonnay and Columbia Crest Cabernet.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>The uneaten steak and lobster from Saturday\u2019s canceled <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4544615\/whca-dinner-revival-security-logistical-challenges\/\">White House Correspondents\u2019 dinner<\/a> will be used to help feed women and children at local Washington, D.C., shelters.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4544489\/cole-allen-faces-charges-attempt-to-assassinate-trump\/\">an attempted attack<\/a> on President Donald Trump and other administration officials at the black-tie gala halted the program before the entrees \u2014 prime Chateaubriand and Maine lobster served alongside whipped potato gratin, tri-roasted cauliflower, and sherry-braised pickled shallots \u2014 even\u00a0hit the tables.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4544993\/white-house-correspondents-association-dinner-donations\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>White House Correspondents\u2019 Association donates uneaten steak and lobster to local shelters<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4544615\/whca-dinner-revival-security-logistical-challenges\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WHCA dinner revival faces security, logistical challenges after shooting<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4544561\/white-houses-security-protocols-whcd-shooting\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Secret Service \u2018changes possible\u2019 after WHCA dinner shooting<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cThe Hilton donated the ~2600 dinners that went unserved at WHCD,\u201d White House Correspondents\u2019 Association President Weijia Jiang said in a statement on Monday evening. \u201cThey freeze dried the steak and lobster for longer shelf life before giving them to 2 shelters for abused women and children. HUGE thank you to the staff that worked through the night under terrible circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Hilton donated the ~2600 dinners that went unserved at WHCD. They freeze dried the steak and lobster for longer shelf life before giving them to 2 shelters for abused women and children. HUGE thank you to the staff that worked through the night under terrible circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Weijia Jiang (@weijia) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/weijia\/status\/2048850431082627386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Guests on Saturday did get to nibble on spring pea and burrata salads before the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4544405\/whca-dinner-shooting-reignites-gop-calls-nuke-senate-filibuster\/\">shots rang out<\/a> and would have been served grand opera cake, featuring espresso cream, almond sponge, and a buttercream chocolate ganache for dessert.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4544508\/white-house-blames-left-wing-culture-of-hatred-for-correspondents-dinner-assassination-attempt\/\"><strong>WHITE HOUSE BLAMES \u2018LEFT-WING CULTURE OF HATRED\u2019 FOR CORRESPONDENTS\u2019 DINNER ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The wine list for the event included a Wente Morning Fog Chardonnay and a Columbia Crest H3 Cabernet Sauvignon, and a number of guests were filmed absconding with unopened bottles littered across the hundreds of tables during the evacuation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uneaten steak and lobster from Saturday\u2019s canceled WH briefing dinner will feed women and children in D.C. shelters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2595813,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26116143596026.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6543,78690,78691,78689],"class_list":["post-2595812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-charity","tag-donation-drive","tag-food-waste","tag-white-house-correspondents"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26116143596026.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2595812"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2595817,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595812\/revisions\/2595817"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2595813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2595812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2595812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2595812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}