经历三个月前枪击事件而仓促中断的白宫记者协会晚宴于周五重新举办，总统唐纳德・特朗普在晚宴现场面向记者与来宾发表讲话。整场演讲基调起伏不定，时而呼吁与媒体携手合作，时而又对政坛对手以及部分记者大加嘲讽。
这场演讲时长超过一小时，台下宾客反应时而冷淡。演讲尾声，特朗普戴上一顶印有 “特朗普 2028” 字样的红色帽子，还开玩笑称打算再度参选总统 —— 而美国宪法不允许总统第三次参选。
特朗普开篇回顾了三个月前遭枪击事件打断的那场晚宴。 “正如我三个月前所说，演出必须继续。” 特朗普开场说道。 “今晚我们再度相聚，以坚定的意志回击这起恶劣袭击，向世界证明：在美国，我们绝不会向政治暴力屈服。”
特朗普透露，原本准备在四月份晚宴发表的演讲稿 “火力十足”。 “当时我兴致高涨，准备好好驳斥很多人。不知道怎么回事，心态发生了变化。这样其实更好，我不想再那么尖锐。不过如果大家不介意，今天我还是会适度表达一些看法。”
讲话中，特朗普谈及白宫宴会厅改造等项目，为美国对伊朗采取的军事行动进行辩护，同时也对白宫记者团的工作给出了部分正面评价。
“我十分敬重在座各位。有时候我感觉大家对我并不公平，或许也有公平的时候，我说不好。但有些时刻大家的报道十分客观，我由衷尊重新闻这份职业。”
但特朗普依旧点名批评多名记者，同时持续抨击他一贯针对的民主党人士，包括前总统乔・拜登、参议院民主党领袖查克・舒默、加州州长加文・纽森、明尼苏达州众议员伊尔汗・奥马尔、马萨诸塞州参议员伊丽莎白・沃伦以及加州参议员亚当・希夫，并且频繁使用带有攻击性的绰号称呼众人。
演讲末尾，特朗普拿出一顶 “特朗普 2028” 帽子，当着众人开玩笑抛出一则所谓 “独家消息”，宣称打算再度竞选总统。随后他向到场来宾致谢，称赞大家敢于出席这场活动。
“不久之前，我们很多人都经历了创伤。有些人表示想来，但心生畏惧，而在座各位没有退缩。”
晚宴举办前夕，白宫对外预告，总统这场演讲 “兼具团结基调，同时言辞犀利”。
白宫新闻秘书卡罗琳・莱维特周五活动前向美国广播公司表示：“大家可以想象，总统的讲话会融合多重风格，既要呼吁团结、措辞又毫不留情;议题严肃，同时又充满趣味。有一点可以保证，这场演讲极具看点。”
今年 4 月，华盛顿希尔顿酒店举办这场年度晚宴时突发混乱。官方通报，科尔・艾伦在酒店内开枪。这场旨在庆祝宪法第一修正案自由权利的盛会聚集了数千名记者与宾客，特朗普以及多名政府高官当时也在场。
5 月，艾伦正式当庭作出无罪答辩。他面临多项指控：图谋刺杀总统、携带枪支意图实施重罪、暴力犯罪期间开枪，以及使用致命武器袭击联邦执法人员。
特勤局通报，事件中特工维克多・冈萨雷斯中弹，但子弹击中防弹背心，他依旧继续处置险情。
特朗普当众赞扬冈萨雷斯 “毫不犹豫直面袭击者”。他向冈萨雷斯以及现场其他军警人员致意，全场来宾起立鼓掌。
周五晚间晚宴上，白宫记者协会颁发一项特别奖项 —— 杰出服务总统奖，表彰冈萨雷斯以及华盛顿希尔顿酒店全体工作人员。
时任白宫记者协会主席、主持四月份那场晚宴的蒋维佳在声明中表示：“冈萨雷斯特工直面危险，正是他的挺身而出，让数千人得以平安回家。他的勇气源自坚守服务使命，本周我们将向他致以敬意。”
蒋维佳称，酒店员工亲历这场惊魂事件后依旧坚守岗位、照料宾客，凭借专业素养与敬业精神获此表彰。
与四月份举办地不同，周五的晚宴更换场地，落户华盛顿宾夕法尼亚大道上的华尔道夫阿斯托里亚酒店。
特勤局局长肖恩・柯伦周三在简报会上表示，四月份现场安保方案经受住了考验;特勤局已经提前派遣先遣团队，为这场重启的晚宴做好部署。
特勤局首席发言人透露，酒店周边安保力量明显增加，部署清晰可见。
发言人安东尼・古列尔米周五发布声明：“我们完善周密的安保方案能够保障受保护人员与全体来宾安全，四月份的处置已经印证这一点。特勤局会从每一次安保任务中总结经验、持续优化。我们已经和白宫记者协会保持沟通，一旦活动期间发生突发险情，将第一时间向来宾通报信息。”
四月份枪击事件发生时，晚宴正式节目尚未开启，当晚流程原定包含新闻奖项颁发、总统致辞、特邀嘉宾表演等环节。
本届晚宴特邀表演者为读心大师奥兹・珀尔曼，他再度受邀出席这场重启的活动。
记者协会表示，决心把那场被暴力事件打断的晚宴流程完整走完。
一名知情人士向美国广播公司证实，春季那场晚宴到场的副总统 J.D. 万斯不会出席周五的活动。就在上周日，万斯夫妇迎来第四个孩子，第二夫人乌莎・万斯刚刚生产。
Trump lobs insults at political opponents, press during rescheduled White House correspondents' dinner
President Donald Trump addressed reporters and other guests Friday at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, which was rescheduled after ending abruptly three months ago when shots rang out, seesawing from a tone of working together with the press to lobbing insults against his political opponents and some journalists.
The speech, which lasted more than an hour and received an at-times muted response from the attendees,ended with the president donning a red cap reading "Trump 2028" after joking that he was running for another term, which is barred by the Constitution.
Trump began his remarks reflecting on the previous event that was disrupted by gunfire.
"As I said three months ago, the show must go on," Trump said at the top of his remarks.
"Tonight we come back together to answer that heinous attack with unwavering resolve," to show that "in America we do not yield to political violence," Trump said.
Trump said his speech planned for the initial dinner was "going to be a doozy."
"I was so psyched. I was going to rip people, and I don't know. Just something changed," Trump said. "It's really for the better, but I just wouldn't want to do that. But we'll do a little ripping if you don't mind."
Trump touched on his White House ballroom and other projects, defended the war in Iran and even offered some praise for the work of the White House press corps.
"I have tremendous respect for the people in this room," Trump said. "Sometimes I don't feel you treat me fair. Maybe you do. I don't know. I don't feel that, but sometimes you treat me very fairly, and I have a lot of respect for your profession."
But Trump also criticized some reporters by name and also attacked his frequent Democratic targets -- including former President Joe Biden, Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and California Sen. Adam Schiff -- often using offensive nicknames.
At the end of his speech, the president whipped out a "Trump 2028" hat as hejokinglyannounced, in a "scoop" for the crowd, his intention to run for another term, before thanking those in the room for having the courage to be there.
"Most of us went through a period of trauma from just a short while ago, and you know, some people said they wanted to come, but they were afraid to come, and you people weren't afraid to come," Trump said.
Ahead of the event, the White House promised that the president's speech would be "unifying yet vicious."
"The president's speech will be a combination of unifying yet vicious, and serious yet hilarious, all at the same time, if you can imagine that. One thing I can assure you, it will be entertaining," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement to ABC News on Friday ahead of the event.
The dinner in April devolved into chaos after authorities say Cole Allen opened fire inside the Washington Hilton hotel, where thousands of journalists and guests gathered for the annual celebration of the First Amendment. The president and top government officials were also in attendance.
Allenpleaded not guilty in Mayto charges of attempting to assassinate the president, transportation of a firearm with intent to commit a felony, discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence and assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon.
Secret Service officer Victor Gonzales was shot in the incident, but the bullet struck "his protective vest and [he] continued responding to the threat," the Secret Service said.
Trump commended Gonzales, saying he "engaged the attacker without hesitation." He saluted Gonzales and other law enforcement and military in the room, as the crowd gave a standing ovation.
The White House Correspondents' Association presented a special award, the President's Award for Exceptional Service, to Gonzales and the staff of the Washington Hilton during Friday night's dinner.
"Officer Gonzales played a significant role when he ran toward danger so that thousands of others could make it home safely," Weijia Jiang, who presided over the April dinner as WHCA president, said in a statement. "His courage stemmed from a dedication to service, which we are looking forward to honoring this week."
Jiang said the Hilton staff was recognized for their "professionalism and commitment to service" by continuing to "take care of guests" after experiencing the "harrowing situation" themselves.
Friday's dinner is taking place at a different Washington, D.C., hotel -- the Waldorf Astoria on Pennsylvania Avenue -- than the April event.
Sean Curran, the Secret Service director,said in a briefing on Wednesdaythat the agency measures worked in April and that prepared for Friday's rescheduled dinner with an advance team at the site.
There was an increased and "visible" security presence at the hotel, according to the chief spokesman for the Secret Service.
"We are confident that our robust security plan will ensure the safety of our protectees and attendees, just as our plan did in April," the spokesman, Anthony Guglielmi, said in a statement on Friday."Our agency grows and adapts from every event we secure, and we have engaged with [White House Correspondents' Association] to ensure attendees are given timely information in the unlikely event of an emergency during the event."
The shooting at April's dinner took place before the scheduled program that features the presentation of journalism awards, remarks from the president, and entertainment from an invited headliner.
This year's entertainer was mentalist Oz Pearlman, who came back for the redo dinner.
The association added that it was determined "to finish the program that was interrupted."
Vice President JD Vance, who was at the spring dinner, is not expected to attend Friday night's event, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News. His absence follows news of him and his wife, second lady Usha Vance,welcoming their fourth childon Sunday.
