Journalists demand White House Correspondents' Association 'speak truth to power' in new dinner with Trump

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Fox News' Mark Meredith and Jacqui Heinrich report on the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner as details emerge about the suspect, Cole Allen, his weapons and more. More than 500 journalists called on the White House Correspondents' Association to "forcefully stand up" to President Donald Trump on Tuesday ahead of its rescheduled dinner. "Our message to the White House Correspondents' Association is now more urgent: forcefully stand up for freedom of the press in front of the President, publicly defend the journalists he attacks, and vow to resist his administration’s concerted effort to undermine the First Amendment," a letter, organized by former ABC News correspondent Lisa Stark and former executive producer Ian Cameron, said. The journalists stated that since the original White House Correspondents' Dinner, the Trump admin