Video: Dana White reacts to Trump’s Secret Service response to White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter – ‘I didn’t get down – it was awesome!’

Dana White at the 2026 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner held at the Washington Hilton on April 25, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty Images) | Variety via Getty Images

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) boss had quite the night.

UFC CEO Dana White was among the high-profile attendees at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night (April 25, 2026) when a sudden shooting scare sent the event into chaos — and, in typical Dana fashion, he didn’t exactly panic.

Speaking to USA Today, White described the moment armed agents stormed the venue, prompting guests to dive for cover.

“It just started getting noisy,” White said. “Tables getting flipped over, guys running in with guns and they were screaming ‘Get down.’ I didn’t get down. It was f—king awesome. I literally took every minute of it in, and it was a pretty crazy, unique experience.”

White added that his table was positioned near the front of the room — close to where Donald Trump was seated — which only heightened the intensity.

“We were sitting right in front of the table, right in front of where the president was,” he continued. “Nobody got tackled, but guys came in looking for shooters, and they came toward our table. I thought the shooter was over by us or something.”

For someone who’s spent decades cageside watching violence unfold, White seemed more fascinated than frightened.

According to President Trump, a Secret Service agent was shot at close range but saved by a bulletproof vest. The suspect — identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, Calif. — has since been taken into custody.

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