The White House Correspondents' Association has announced that its annual dinner will be rescheduled for July 24, following the abrupt cancellation of the April 25 event due to a shooting incident.

The original dinner at the Washington Hilton was cut short when a gunman breached a security checkpoint during the event. President Donald Trump was evacuated from the venue, and a Secret Service officer was injured in the incident. Prosecutors allege the gunman was attempting to assassinate the president.

Trump announced Tuesday on his Truth Social platform that he has accepted an invitation to attend and speak at the rescheduled event. The dinner will be held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue, according to the president's post. Trump called the rescheduling "a sign of Strength and Fortitude" and said the event would be a "HOT ticket."

Weijia Jiang, president of the White House Correspondents' Association, said the rescheduled dinner will be "a more intimate gathering" with "significantly enhanced safety measures and new access procedures." The original event typically attracts close to 3,000 attendees. Jiang did not provide specific details about the size or format of the July event, saying information would be shared directly with attendees.

Jiang emphasized that "rescheduling was not automatic" and involved considerable deliberation among board members. She described the dinner as "a celebration of a free press and the vital role of journalism in our democracy for over a century" and stated that the association would "not allow an act of violence to have the last word."

The association expressed continued concern for the Secret Service officer who was wounded during the April incident and thanked law enforcement and hotel staff for their response. Some critics have questioned whether the dinner should continue at all, citing both security concerns and what they view as inappropriate socializing between journalists and government officials.