Dana White’s strange interview while standing right next to Donald Trump when the shots rang out
Dana White made headlines after giving a wild interview following a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
The shots were fired on Saturday night at the Washington Hilton hotel, right before President Donald Trump was set to speak. It was Trump’s first time attending the event as a sitting president, but it ended early when gunshots rang out in the ballroom.
Trump, First Lady Melania, and White House staff were quickly escorted to safety by the Secret Service. Trump said he asked for the event to continue, but rules made that impossible. On his Truth Social account, he shared that a suspect was caught and confirmed a Secret Service officer was shot but saved by his bulletproof vest.
US media identified the suspect as 31-year-old tutor Cole Tomas Allen, a guest at the hotel. Trump posted video of the incident along with a photo of the suspect, who will face formal charges on Monday.
Though the event was scary for everyone, UFC president Dana White seemed to find the chaos exciting. Right after, he told reporters, “It got noisy. Tables were flipped, people ran with guns, and they yelled, ‘Get down!’ I didn’t get down. It was awesome—I took it all in.” He added it was a crazy, unique experience. White said they were sitting near the president, saw people searching for shooters, and thought the shooter might be close by.
CBS News reported that Allen told police he targeted Trump and his cabinet. Washington DC’s interim police chief said Allen was armed with a shotgun, a handgun, and several knives. Video showed security chasing a man, and a photo showed Allen shirtless and handcuffed.
Trump said Allen’s California home was searched by the FBI and Secret Service under search warrants. Allen is now in the hospital after being stopped by Secret Service agents.
Trump announced the event will be rescheduled and promises it will be “bigger and better and even nicer.” This marks the third attempt on his life after previous incidents in Pennsylvania and Florida.