Former Team USA gymnast Jennifer Sey calls WHCA Dinner shooting ‘horrifying’
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Former Team USA gymnast Jennifer Sey was a guest at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington, DC, on Saturday when the shooting happened.
Sey told Fox News Digital his reaction to the incident in an exclusive statement.
“It’s scary. It was supposed to be an amazing night. I came to celebrate freedom of speech and those who believe in it. When I walked in and there were protesters I panicked for a moment and then I thought it was okay. I was wrong,” he said, adding that he was forced to hide “under the table.”
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Jennifer Sey, the 1986 US national gymnastics champion, made a difference in the competition. (XX-XY Athletics/Jennifer Sey)
Jennifer Sey is an elite gymnast best known for winning the 1986 USA Gymnastics National Championship. A seven-time member of the US Women’s National Team, she earned this top national title after recovering from a broken femur in 1985. His accomplishments include a third-place team finish at the International Mixed Pairs and a second-place team finish at the USA-URS Dual Meet in 1987.
Sey, who is also the founder of activist sportswear brand XX-XY Athletics, has become a prominent activist in the “women’s sports” and mainstream conservative movements in recent years.
Jennifer Sey founded XX-XY Athletics in March 2024 to emphasize the powerful truth of biology, she said. (XX-XY Athletics)
Chaos broke out at the White House press dinner when gunshots rang out and President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump rushed out of the ballroom at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night.
Video from inside the event showed attendees ducking under tables and taking cover as panic spread throughout the room.
Fox News’ John Roberts reported from the game room that shots were fired and that he had heard that the shooter had been arrested by the Secret Service.
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Fox News anchor Bret Baier said he also heard the shot, but noted that it did not appear to be coming from inside the ball.
Sources told Fox News that the man never made it to the ballroom, and was arrested and removed from the scene.
President Trump was seen being quickly escorted out of the room by security, and White House officials told Fox News Digital that both the first lady and Caroline Leavitt were safe at this time.
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It is not yet clear what led to this incident.
Fox News Digital’s Jasmine Baehr contributed to this report.
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