Trump to attend new White House press gala after shooting

The suspect, Cole Tomas Allen, was charged with attempted assassination, assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon and two additional firearms counts.

The White House correspondents’ dinner will be rescheduled for 24 July after the Washington event was abruptly cancelled this spring following a shooting.

The black-tie gathering of journalists and government officials was halted on April 25 when a gunman stormed a security checkpoint just outside the ballroom where guests including US President Donald Trump and members of his cabinet were sitting.

The April dinner was canceled after a gunman opened fire inside the Washington Hilton