00:00It's, um, tragically we've covered shootings, we've covered all sorts of scary and terrible events.
00:06But it's not often where you have a loved one next to you in that moment.
00:12And you're all...
00:20There were gunshots at the White House Correspondents' Dinner last night.
00:24The President was rushed off stage.
00:27Hundreds of people dove under tables.
00:29And some journalists grabbed the wine on the way out.
00:33Yeah, we need to talk about this.
00:36If you haven't seen the videos circulating from last night's White House Correspondents' Dinner, buckle up.
00:41So let's set the scene.
00:43April 25th, 2026.
00:45The Washington Hilton.
00:47It's the most famous black-tie event in D.C.
00:50The night journalists, politicians and celebrities all sit in the same room and pretend to like each other.
00:55President Trump is there.
00:57J.D. Vance is there.
00:59Melania's there.
01:00The room is packed.
01:02The spring pea appetizers are out.
01:04The champagne is flowing.
01:05And then, around 8.30 p.m., everything changes.
01:09Shots fired.
01:11Near the security checkpoint.
01:12A 31-year-old man from California allegedly charges past officers armed with a shotgun, a handgun and multiple knives.
01:21One Secret Service agent takes a hit to the vest.
01:24The room erupts.
01:25People screaming,
01:26Get down.
01:27Shots fired.
01:28And the president is physically swept off stage.
01:31Hundreds of journalists in gowns and tuxedos are diving under tables.
01:36Pure chaos.
01:37And this is where it gets interesting.
01:40As people start evacuating, as Secret Service agents have their weapons drawn, cameras caught something.
01:46Multiple videos from multiple angles showing attendees walking up to the abandoned dinner tables and calmly picking up the wine
01:54bottles.
01:55Not rushing.
01:56Not panicking.
01:57Just selecting.
01:58One woman in a black coat is seen inspecting bottles like she's at a tasting.
02:03Multiple people walk out clutching champagne.
02:06Someone reportedly said they grabbed a bottle to have a drink on the way out.
02:10To have a drink?
02:11On the way out?
02:12Of an active security incident.
02:14The internet predictably lost its mind.
02:18People are calling it the most on-brand thing they've ever seen.
02:21The nation's media elite.
02:23The people who cover crises for a living.
02:26Responding to a crisis by securing the Sauvignon Blanc.
02:29These are journalists.
02:31Professional observers.
02:33People trained to notice what's happening around them and report it accurately.
02:37And in the middle of what could have been a mass casualty event,
02:40with a gunman taken down just outside the ballroom,
02:43their instinct was, grab the Malbec.
02:46The suspect is in custody.
02:48The president is safe.
02:49The dinner has been postponed.
02:51And the videos, they're not going anywhere.
02:54In ten years, when people talk about the 2026 correspondence dinner,
02:59they won't remember the speeches that never happened.
03:02They'll remember the woman in the black coat,
03:04calmly picking up champagne while the Secret Service cleared the room.
03:08That image, that's the story.
03:11A loved one next to you, in that moment.
03:14And you're on a home, they're all...
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