Weijia Jiang recounts White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting

Weijia Jiang recounts White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting – CBS News Watch CBS News White House Correspondents Association President Weijia Jiang was sitting next to President Trump when shots rang out at the organization’s dinner Saturday night. She recalled the moment. Source link

Weijia Jiang on WH Correspondents’ Dinner shooting: “No amount of reporting can prepare you”

CBS News correspondent Weijia Jiang, who is the president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” was sitting next to President Trump when gunshots rang out at the dinner. She described the scene. Source link

Weijia Jiang: I was on stage last night with the president. This is what I saw.

President Trump and CBS News’ Weijia Jiang react as sounds of gunfire were heard at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, April 25, 2026. Reuters The night was going exactly as planned.  For eight months, as president of the White House Correspondents Association, I’d been working on this dinner party. Above all, I had hoped it … Read more

Weijia Jiang on

The following is the transcript of the interview with White House Correspondents’ Association President and senior CBS News correspondent Weijia Jiang that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on April 26, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: We’re joined now by our Senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang, who’s currently serving as the president of the … Read more