India, April 26 -- US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the White House Correspondents Association dinner in the Washington Hilton hotel on Saturday (local time) after a man opened fire on security personnel nearby.

The incident took place around 8:34 pm (local time) when dinner was served. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the dinner ​in Washington by Secret Service agents.

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Soon after the incident, Trump addressed a press briefing saying, "This is not the first time that our republic has been attacked," giving reference of past assassination attempts on him in Florida and Pennsylvania.

The incident on Sat...