CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang, who serves as president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, addressed attendees after a shooting at the association’s dinner Saturday night. She opened by expressing relief that everyone was safe and thanked people for coming together. Jiang noted the president’s post on Truth Social and said law enforcement had asked the crowd to leave the venue in keeping with protocol. She emphasized that the president, the first lady and members of the cabinet were unharmed. Jiang said the president will hold a press briefing at the White House in 30 minutes and has insisted the dinner be rescheduled within the next 30 days. While he wanted to continue the event despite the incident, she said security procedures must be followed. Jiang closed by framing journalism as a public service — reporters run toward crises, not away — thanked colleagues for their reporting that night, and promised the association would hold the event again.
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