{"id":2609583,"date":"2026-06-02T13:02:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T17:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whca-confirms-redo-dinner-on-july-24\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T13:02:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T17:02:35","slug":"whca-confirms-redo-dinner-on-july-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whca-confirms-redo-dinner-on-july-24\/","title":{"rendered":"WHCA confirms redo dinner on July 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Fwhca-confirms-redo-dinner-on-july-24%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=2609583&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>Teh White House Correspondents\u2019 Association rescheduled its annual dinner to July 24 after a shooting outside the originally planned April 25 event. WHCA president Weijia Jiang said the new date will be a \u201cmore intimate gathering,\u201d and that the decision was made with members\u2019 input. She emphasized that the organization will not let violence define the event, especially as the country reflects on America\u2019s 250th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The April shooting interrupted the dinner; the suspect, Cole Allen, 31, pleaded not guilty in mid-May to four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/afghan-refugees-face-federal-charges-after-trying-to-rape-child-strangle-woman-in-wisconsin-report\/\" title=\"Afghan Refugees Face ... After Trying To Rape Child, Strangle Woman In Wisconsin: Report\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protesters-defend-protests-say-protection-around-capitol-building-was-inadequate\/\" title=\"Protesters defend protests, say protection around Capitol building was inadequate\">federal charges<\/a> related<\/a> to a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >suspected assassination attempt<\/a> involving President Donald Trump.  <\/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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house-correspondents-association\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1617\">White House Correspondents\u2019 Association<\/a> has officially rescheduled its annual dinner for July 24 after a shooting outside the doors of the originally scheduled dinner cut the event short on April 25.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weijia Jiang, WHCA president and<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cbs-news\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1807\"> CBS News<\/a> correspondent, announced the rescheduled date in an email to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-linked-legislative-group-has-partnered-for-years-with-a-chinese-propaganda-front\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden-Linked Legislative Group Has Partnered for Years With a Chinese Propaganda Front\">association members<\/a>, telling attendees that details on the venue and tickets would follow shortly. She announced that this event would be a \u201cmore intimate gathering\u201d and that the rescheduling decision was \u201cnot automatic\u201d and took into consideration the opinions of all members.<\/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\/4590746\/watch-live-dr-oz-white-house-press-briefing\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Dr. Oz hosts White House press briefing<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4590711\/jill-biden-believes-joe-biden-wouldve-won-against-trump\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Jill Biden says she believes Joe would\u2019ve won against Trump despite her concerns about a second term<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4590792\/trump-appoints-bill-pulte-acting-director-of-national-intelligence\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump appoints Bill Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4562705\/whcd-gunman-pleads-not-guilty-attempted-assassination-charges\/\">WHCA DINNER GUNMAN PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO ATTEMPTED TRUMP ASSASSINATION CHARGES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen gunfire interrupted this year\u2019s event, it further clarified the WHCA\u2019s mission to advocate for the freedoms that are protected in the First Amendment,\u201d Jiang wrote. \u201cWe will not allow an act of violence to have the last word, especially during a year when we are reflecting on the 250th anniversary of America and everything we stand for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-seal-sets-dem-reverend-straight-after-he-mocked-armed-churchgoers\/\" title=\"Former SEAL Sets Dem Reverend Straight After He Mocked Armed Churchgoers\">gunman opened fire<\/a> outside the doors of the April dinner before being tackled to the ground by security. The suspect, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4543606\/what-to-know-cole-thomas-allen-trump-shooting\/\">Cole Allen<\/a>, 31, pleaded not guilty in mid-May to four federal charges in his suspected assassination attempt of President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This is a breaking news story and will be updated. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHCA reschedules annual dinner to July 24 after April shooting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2609584,"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\/05\/AP26120789394841-e1780418184381.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[65202,80704,80705,80703,36427],"class_list":["post-2609583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-community-event","tag-fundraiser-dinner","tag-july-24","tag-washington-hospital","tag-whca"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26120789394841-e1780418184381.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2609583","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\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2609583"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2609583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2609587,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2609583\/revisions\/2609587"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2609584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2609583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2609583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2609583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}