In response to reporters' questions, US President Trump said the incident at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner that day was "completely shocking." He heard a noise but thought it was a tray falling to the ground. "I was looking around," he said, but his wife was quicker to get out of the way and seemed to realize what had happened. Trump said he wanted to continue the dinner and promised to reschedule it as soon as possible. Trump stated that he had not received any briefings about threats before the dinner. Trump also mentioned previous assassination attempts against him and called on the American people to "reconcile their differences." He also noted that people from both parties condemned the incident that evening. Trump also thanked the media, saying they "acted very responsibly in their reporting." When asked if the shooting was related to the conflict with Iran, Trump said: "I don't think so." (Jin Shi)