U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the re-scheduled White House Correspondents Dinner

While referencing the 2026 White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting, he joked that Minaj started “twerking” when gunshots rang out, and people were told to “Get down!”

“After hearing the gunshots, many people yelled ‘Get down!’ which caused Nicki Minaj to start twerking. Can you believe it? She’s the only one that really understood what that meant.”

— Trump on the shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner. pic.twitter.com/8uFC05tQGH

— Pop Base (@PopBase) July 25, 2026

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