PANews reported on April 26 that, according to Jinshi News, US President Donald Trump expressed his hope that the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, which was interrupted by the shooting, could be resumed "in a relatively short period of time," possibly around 30 days. Trump stated that "criminals and extremely dangerous people" should not be allowed to alter the schedule of important national events, emphasizing that the dinner "was originally an important event." He had previously also expressed his hope that the event could proceed that evening.