05:10 AM | 26 Apr 2026
Trump: The hotel attack cannot be linked to the war on Iran
Fady Mahouly
US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that the attack that targeted a dinner party he was attending at a Washington hotel could not be linked to the war on Iran.
He said during a press conference, "This incident will not stop me from winning the Iran war."
Asked whether he was the target, he replied: “I think so.”
Trump confirmed that an armed man, who was in possession of a number of weapons and wearing a bullet-proof vest, stormed a security checkpoint during the White House Correspondents' Dinner, wounding a law enforcement member.
He added: "It is estimated that the attacker acted alone, and I believe that too."
Trump described the suspect as "a potential killer."