President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are both safe following a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington D.C.. The president, the first lady, pregnant White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and other officials were rushed out of the ballroom at the Washington Hilton hotel in Washington D.C. when gunfire erupted on Saturday, April 25. A Secret Service agent was shot during the crossfire and transported to a local hospital for treatment. Washington D.C.