What Happened to Those 2.6K Unserved WHCD Meals?

Gunfire abruptly halted the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night during the salad course and before there was any actual dinner consumed, which left the Washington Hilton with roughly 2,600 untouched steak-and-lobster dinners on its hands. White House Correspondents' Association president and CBS News reporter Weijia Jiang says staffers didn't let the food go to waste, notes the Hollywood Reporter. "The Hilton donated the ~2600 dinners that went unserved at WHCD," she posted on X. "They freeze dried the steak and lobster for longer shelf life before giving them to 2 shelters for abused women and children. HUGE thank you to the staff that worked through the night under terrible circumstances."

"The WHCA board will be meeting to assess what happened and determine how to proceed," Jiang said in a separate statement. "We will provide updates as soon as any are available." Trump has urged that the dinner be rescheduled within 30 days, notes the Hill.