Donald Trump describes being president a 'very dangerous profession' after shots were fired at the White House Correspondents' Dinner

US leader Donald Trump has described being president a "very dangerous profession" after shots were fired at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday (25.04.26) night.

The 79-year-old president, his wife Melania, and Vice President JD Vance were rushed from the ballroom at the Washington Hilton, while other attendees hid under tables after a man - who has been identified as Cole Thomas Allen, a 31-year-old teacher from California - rushed passed a security checkpoint, and in a hastily-assembled press conference afterwards, Trump reflected on the dangers of his job.

Asked about threats to his life, he said: "I get that throbbing feeling every once in a while. But you know what? That's okay. This is a dangerous business.

"You have race car drivers as an example, 1/10 of 1% die. Bull riders, 1/10 of 1%. That's not a lot, but it's - people die. When you're president, it's about 5%. If somebody would have told me that, maybe I wouldn't have run. Okay? This is, this is a very dangerous profession...

“The people who make the biggest impact, those are the ones they go after."

Trump described the suspect as a "very sick person" and a "lone wolf" as he reflected on the "crazy" incident.

He added: “I want to live because I want to make this country great.”