Trump to speak at rescheduled White House press dinner: Live updates

President Donald Trump gathered with hundreds of journalists, lawmakers and federal officials at a rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner, months after the organization's April gala ended abruptly when a gunman rushed security and opened fire in an assassination attempt against the president. 'The show must go on,' President Trump said as he took the podium at the dinner on Friday night. Before guests began eating dinner, Weijia Jiang, president of the WHCA delivered an impassioned speech condemning political violence. 'Whatever may divide us, we stand together against political violence,' Jiang said. 'We are back. We will not be intimidated.' The crowd gave a standing ovation to Victor Gonzales, the U.S. Secret Service agent who was struck in his protective vest when a gunman opened fire at the correspondents' original dinner in April. While giving out an award to the workers of the Washington Hilton hotel for helping guests in the aftermath of the April shooting, Jacqui Heinrich, a journalist with Fox News, announced the White House Correspondents' Dinner would return to the Hilton next year. More than 500 journalists signed a letter urging WHCA to 'publicly criticize Trump's attacks on the First Amendment during the dinner.'