International condemnation has been sparked by the armed attack that occurred during the White House correspondents’ dinner<\/a> in Washington, D.C., in the presence of U.S. President Donald Trump.<\/b> <\/p>\n
The US president was escorted off site for security reasons and the 31-year-old assailant was arrested on the spot. The shooting caused a disturbance among those in attendance. One agent was slightly injured, and officials are safe<\/strong>. <\/p>\n The incident opened a new round of debate about political violence<\/strong> and institutional security. <\/p>\n The attack in question prompted a wave of reactions from leaders around the world, who condemned the incident. <\/p>\n All positions converge on the fact that violence<\/strong> is not a solution. On the contrary, it threatens democratic institutions<\/strong> and public life. <\/p>\n The Greek prime minister called it a “harsh reminder”. He stressed that democracy<\/strong> does not go along with such actions. He stood by the fact that Trump and the attendees are fine. <\/p>\n The attack at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is a stark reminder that violence has no place in democracy. It’s a relief that @POTUS, the First Lady and all attendees are safe, but such incidents can never be tolerated. Protecting democratic institutions is non-negotiable.<\/p>\n – Prime Minister GR (@PrimeministerGR) April 26, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The French president condemned the incident. He expressed his support for his American counterpart. <\/p>\n The armed attack targeting the President of the United States last night is unacceptable. Violence has no place in a democracy. I extend my full support to Donald Trump.<\/p>\n – Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) April 26, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Israeli prime minister spoke of shock. He expressed relief for Trump’s safety. He wished the wounded man recovery and praised the security response. <\/p>\n Sara and I were shocked by the attempted assassination of President @realDonaldTrump last night in Washington, D.C. We are relieved that the President and the First Lady are safe and strong. We send our wishes for a full and speedy recovery to the wounded police officer and salute…<\/p>\n – Benjamin Netanyahu – \u05d1\u05e0\u05d9\u05de\u05d9\u05df \u05e0\u05ea\u05e0\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5 (@netanyahu) April 26, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/h3>\n The Italian prime minister stressed that political hatred<\/strong> has no place. She warned of the risk of influencing the public debate. <\/p>\n Desidero esprimere la mia piena solidariet\u00e0 e pi\u00f9 sincera vicinanza al Presidente Trump, alla First Lady Melania, al Vice Presidente Vance e a tutti i presenti per quanto accaduto alla cena dei Corrispondenti della Casa Bianca di ieri sera.<\/p>\n Nessun odio politico pu\u00f2 trovare…<\/p>\n – Giorgia Meloni (@GiorgiaMeloni) April 26, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Spanish prime minister reiterated that peace<\/strong> and coexistence are essential elements of progress. <\/p>\n Condenamos el ataque que se ha ha producido esta noche contra el presidente @realDonaldTrump.<\/p>\n La violencia nunca es el camino. La humanidad solo avanzar\u00e1 a trav\u00e9s de la democracia, la convivencia y la paz.<\/p>\n – Pedro S\u00e1nchez (@sanchezcastejon) April 26, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The South Korean president called the incident shocking. He stressed that such actions hurt democratic stability<\/strong>. <\/p>\n \uc624\ub298 \ubc31\uc545\uad00 \uae30\uc790\ub2e8 \ub9cc\ucc2c\uc5d0\uc11c \ubc1c\uc0dd\ud55c \ud3ed\ub825 \uc0ac\ud0dc\uc5d0 \ucda9\uaca9\uc744 \uae08\ud560 \uc218 \uc5c6\uc2b5\ub2c8\ub2e4. \ubb34\uc5c7\ubcf4\ub2e4 \uc5b8\ub860\uacfc\uc758 \uc18c\ud1b5\uacfc \ud45c\ud604\uc758 \uc790\uc720\ub97c \ud655\uc778\ud558\ub294 \uc790\ub9ac\uc5d0\uc11c \uc774\uc640 \uac19\uc740 \uc77c\uc774 \ubc1c\uc0dd\ud588\uae30\uc5d0 \ub354\uc6b1 \uc548\ud0c0\uae5d\uc2b5\ub2c8\ub2e4. <\/p>\n \ub3c4\ub110\ub4dc \ud2b8\ub7fc\ud504 \ub300\ud1b5\ub839 \ub0b4\uc678\ub97c \ube44\ub86f\ud574 \ud604\uc7a5\uc5d0 \uacc4\uc168\ub358 \ubaa8\ub4e0 \ubd84\ub4e4\uc774 \ubb34\uc0ac\ud558\ub2e4\ub294 \uc18c\uc2dd\uc5d0 \uc548\ub3c4\ud558\uba70, \ubbf8\uad6d \uad6d\ubbfc…<\/p>\n – \uc774\uc7ac\uba85 (@Jaemyung_Lee) April 26, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n The Indian Prime Minister said such acts should be condemned without any doubt. <\/p>\n Relieved to learn that President Trump, the First Lady and Vice President are safe and unharmed following the recent security incident at a Washington DC hotel. I extend my best wishes for their continued safety and well-being. Violence has no place in a democracy and must be…<\/p>\n – Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 26, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Mark Carney: “Not acceptable”<\/h3>\n The Canadian Prime Minister expressed sympathy. He stressed that political violence<\/strong> cannot be tolerated. <\/p>\n I am relieved that the President, the First Lady, and all guests are safe following reports of gunfire at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington tonight.<\/p>\n Political violence has no place in any democracy and my thoughts are with all those who have been shaken by…<\/p>\n – Mark Carney (@MarkJCarney) April 26, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Kir Starmer: “Shocking images”<\/h3>\n The British prime minister spoke of shock. He noted that attacks on press freedom<\/strong> must be condemned immediately. <\/p>\n I am shocked by the scenes at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington overnight.<\/p>\n Any attack on democratic institutions or on the freedom of the press must be condemned in the strongest possible terms.<\/p>\n It is a huge relief that @POTUS, the First Lady and all those…<\/p>\n – Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) April 26, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/h3>\n Pakistani Prime Minister said he was shocked. He wished everything goes smoothly for the health of those involved. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Deeply shocked by the disturbing shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington, D.C., a short while ago.<\/p>\n Relieved to know that President Trump, the First Lady, and other attendees are safe.<\/p>\n My thoughts and prayers are with him, and I wish…<\/p>\n – Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) April 26, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \n International condemnation has been sparked by an armed attack during a dinner for White House correspondents in Washington, D.C., …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2603,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2602"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2602\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} Kyriakos Mitsotakis: “Violence has no place” <\/h3>\n
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Emmanuel Macron: “Unacceptable act”<\/h3>\n
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Benjamin Netanyahu: “Shock and relief”<\/h3>\n
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Georgia Meloni: “No to hate”<\/h3>\n
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Pedro Sanchez: “Violence leads nowhere”<\/h3>\n
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Lee Jae-myung: “A threat to institutions”<\/h3>\n
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Narendra Modi: “No tolerance”<\/h3>\n
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Shehbaz Sharif: “Deep concern”<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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