Trump speaks out after shots are fired at White House correspondents’ dinner – story-veterans.com

Trump’s account of the chaos captures a surreal shift from glitz to terror. One moment, he was seated between Melania and senior officials, expecting to deliver a sharp, combative speech; the next, a sound he mistook for a dropped tray turned out to be gunfire from outside the secure perimeter. As Secret Service agents moved in, Melania was among the first to sense danger, calling it “a bad noise” before they were swept from the ballroom.