{"id":61617,"date":"2026-04-26T08:38:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T12:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=61617"},"modified":"2026-04-26T08:38:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T12:38:18","slug":"while-the-staged-whcd-chaos-photos-are-top-notch-you-can-still-tell-its-a-perfidious-psyop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=61617","title":{"rendered":"

While The Staged WHCD Chaos Photos Are Top Notch, You Can Still Tell It’s A Perfidious Psyop<\/b><\/h2>"},"content":{"rendered":"

36 Unreal Photos From The 2026 White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner Chaos<\/h1>\n

Some truly incredible work from photographers there.<\/h3>\n

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1.<\/span>\u00a0As you probably know by now, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner\u00a0was abruptly interrupted<\/a>\u00a0last night when a shooter attempted to rush the event. While the suspect is now in custody, the images coming out of the Washington Hilton are absolutely wild.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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2.<\/span>\u00a0Shout-out to the photographers for capturing the intensity of the night. This shot from Nathan Howard shows guests in formal wear immediately taking cover.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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3.<\/span>\u00a0People on social media are obsessed with Getty Images photographer Andrew Harnik. He managed to keep snapping pictures without letting go of what appeared to be bourbon.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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4.<\/span>\u00a0Abandoned wine glasses and half-eaten dinners left behind as the ballroom was cleared.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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5.<\/span>\u00a0Workers and attendees run following reports of the shooting.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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6.<\/span>\u00a0Secret service agents pulling their guns shortly after the incident.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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7.<\/span>\u00a0Another agent standing guard backstage.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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8.<\/span>\u00a0Stephen Miller and his wife evacuating the ballroom.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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9.<\/span>\u00a0Armed agents jumping over chairs immediately following the shooting.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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10.<\/span>\u00a0Another picture of secret service jumping on tables.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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11.<\/span>\u00a0Total chaos in the lobby.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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12.<\/span>\u00a0Security personnel draw their guns responding to the shots.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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13.<\/span>\u00a0Another photo of an agent drawing his gun.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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14.<\/span>\u00a0Dr. Oz being shuffled out.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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15.<\/span>\u00a0Kash Patel on his phone.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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16.<\/span>\u00a0A guest running for the exit with her heels in her hand.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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17.<\/span>\u00a0Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin taking cover under a table.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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18.<\/span>\u00a0RFK Jr. being taken out of the ballroom.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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19.<\/span>\u00a0Getty Images photographer Andrew Harnik continues to take pictures while an agent draws a gun in the background.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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20.<\/span>\u00a0Jeanine Pirro being escorted out of the hotel.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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21.<\/span>\u00a0White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino jumping over a row of chairs.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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22.<\/span>\u00a0Another armed man in a suit.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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23.<\/span>\u00a0Wolf Blitzer reporting live for CNN via phone immediately after the evacuation.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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24.<\/span>\u00a0SWAT teams moving in as a guest takes cover under a table.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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25.<\/span>\u00a0Law enforcement officers surrounding RFK Jr. and his wife, Cheryl Hines, in the lobby.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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26.<\/span>\u00a0Another photo of people taking cover after the incident.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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28.<\/span>\u00a0Attendees embracing inside the ballroom shortly after the incident.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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29.<\/span>\u00a0A plainclothes officer draws a gun.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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30.<\/span>\u00a0Back at the White House, members of the press gathered in their formal wear for a press briefing.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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31.<\/span>\u00a0A White House correspondent runs toward the West Wing to cover Trump’s briefing.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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32.<\/span>\u00a0JD Vance at the press hearing in the White House.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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33.<\/span>\u00a0Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth, Karoline Leavitt, and Melania Trump listen as Trump speaks.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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34.<\/span>\u00a0CNN news anchor Kaitlan Collins reporting live from the White House press conference.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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35.<\/span>\u00a0Trump taking questions from the press corps in formal wear.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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36.<\/span>\u00a0And finally, this guest who managed to leave the chaos with the ultimate party favor: WINE.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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