Trump criticizes press and jokes about third term at rescheduled correspondents’ dinner

Key points

• Donald Trump said news organizations would lose their business model after he leaves office, arguing there would be little left for them to cover.
• At the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, Trump appeared in a red cap bearing his name and the year 2028.
• The gathering followed an April shooting that halted the earlier dinner; Trump commended Secret Service and law-enforcement personnel for their response.
• Trump said the attack would not deter journalists and argued that political disputes should be resolved through speech and debate, not gunfire.
• Cole Tomas Allen, the California suspect, entered a not-guilty plea in May on charges that include trying to kill the president.
• Secret Service officer Victor Gonzales received an honor after being shot during the April attack while wearing a protective vest.
• Trump used jokes and criticism against journalists, Bruce Springsteen and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during the evening.
• Journalists received awards for reports critical of Trump, who congratulated them, while association president Weijia Jiang said the group would not be intimidated.