US President Donald Trump says he "wasn't worried" while he was being evacuated from the White House Correspondents' Dinner, after a gunman attempted to storm the ballroom.

"I wasn't worried. I understand life. We live in a crazy world," Trump said during an interview with CBS News programme 60 Minutes, one day after the shooting at a Washington DC hotel on Saturday night.

US media named Cole Tomas Allen, 31, as the suspect, who was arrested after police said he opened fire near a security checkpoint during the event. He is due to appear in court on Monday.

The FBI's criminal investigation and terrorism task-force are investigating the incident.

US Attorney General Todd Blanche said the suspect was "likely" targeting senior White House officials in attendance based on "preliminary" findings, adding that the alleged gunman's motive is still under investigation.

Trump was joined at the event on Saturday by high-ranking members of his government, including Vice-President JD Vance, Secretary of Health Robert F Kennedy Jr, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and top aide Stephen Miller.

After being rushed off the stage to safety, Trump later told reporters at a briefing on Saturday: "I can't imagine that there's any profession that's more dangerous".

In a statement on Sunday, the White House said Trump "stands fearless" after surviving, alongside cabinet members, "an assassination attempt when shots were fired".

The White House Correspondents' Association president, Weijia Jiang, called the attack "harrowing".

On Sunday, Jiang, who was sat next to Trump at the dinner, thanked the Secret Service for actions which "protected thousands of guests".

On Sunday, Trump told Fox News that the suspect "had a lot of hatred in his heart for a while", and said his family knew he had "difficulties". He added that the suspect had a "manifesto", and suggested he was "strongly anti-Christian".

US media are reporting a history of anti-Trump social media posts from 31-year-old Allen, citing law enforcement sources.

At about 20:35 local time (00:35 GMT) on Saturday gunshots rang out in the foyer of the Washington Hilton hotel, where the White House Correspondents' dinner was taking place in the ballroom on a floor below.

The president, First Lady Melania Trump and the vice-president were also rushed out of the room by security.

Video of Secret Service agents rushing JD Vance from the event several moments before Trump was evacuated circulated across social media, with some viewers questioning the timing.

In an interview with the news programme 60 Minutes on Sunday, Trump said he "wasn't making it easy" for agents to evacuate him from the room.

"I wanted to see what was happening... I wanted to see what was going on. And by that time we started to realise, maybe it was a bad problem."

At one point, Trump said security asked him to take cover and "please go down on the floor". He praised his detail as "great people".

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr was one of the many US officials escorted out of the room

Officials said law enforcement exchanged fire with the alleged attacker and intercepted him, and "believe" the suspect fired his weapon. He was not struck, but was taken to hospital for evaluation.

Police said he was carrying two guns, as well as knives.

The BBC's partner CBS News has seen a written document believed to be linked to the suspect, Cole Allen. Other US media have reported on the same document.

It says the gunman wanted to target members of the Trump administration "from highest-ranking to lowest" and that while guests and hotel staff were not the intended targets, they would be attacked if necessary to get to the officials.

The man arrested after shots were fired inside the hotel where the White House Correspondents' Dinner was being held on Saturday night has been named by law enforcement officials as Cole Tomas Allen.

The 31-year-old suspect is from Torrance in the Los Angeles region, California.

After he was detained by security agents inside the Washington Hilton hotel he told law enforcement officials he wanted to shoot officials in the Trump administration, two sources told CBS, the BBC's US news partner.

In Sunday's interview with NBC's Meet the Press, acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche said the motive of the suspected shooter was still under investigation, but that "preliminary" findings suggested he was targeting administration officials, "likely" including President Donald Trump.

Blanche said investigators were now looking at reports that the alleged gunman had assembled the weapon in the hotel, stressing that he "didn't get very far".

"He barely broke the perimeter," Blanche said, adding that the suspect likely travelled by train from Los Angeles to Chicago, and then to Washington DC.

Citing its sources, CBS also said that at least five to eight gunshots were fired during the incident. CCTV footage posted by Trump shows a person rushing past security officers, who then turn and chase him.

At an earlier news conference, police said that security officials and the suspect exchanged fire, without saying how many shots were fired.

Washington interim police chief Jeffery Carroll said the suspect was not struck by gunfire but was taken to hospital for evaluation.

The suspect was a guest at the Washington Hilton hotel where the correspondents' dinner was taking place, Carroll said, adding that he was "armed with a shotgun, a handgun, and multiple knives".

"At this point, it does appear he is a lone actor, a lone gunman," the police chief said.

Trump later posted a close-up photo showing a shirtless man on the floor with his hands cuffed behind his back with Secret Service standing around him.

On Sunday, Trump told Fox News that the suspect "had a lot of hatred in his heart for a while", and said his family knew he had "difficulties". He added that the suspect had a "manifesto", and suggested he was "strongly anti-Christian".

US media are reporting a history of anti-Trump social media posts from 31-year-old Allen, citing law enforcement sources.

The BBC's partner CBS News has seen a written document believed to be linked to the suspect. Other US media have reported on the same document.

It says the gunman wanted to target members of the Trump administration "from highest-ranking to lowest" and that while guests and hotel staff were not the intended targets, they would be attacked if necessary to get to the officials.

BBC News has not independently verified the alleged writings, which have been described as a manifesto and were reportedly sent to the suspect's family members before the attempted attack.

Pictures later emerged showing FBI agents and police searching an area at a California address believed to be linked to the alleged gunman.

BBC Verify has been looking into the online presence of the suspect.

Los Angeles County's voter registration records appear to show he had registered no party preference.

According to a Federal Election Commission record, seen by BBC Verify, in October 2024 Allen donated $25 (£18) to the fundraising platform ActBlue with the money earmarked for Kamala Harris' presidential campaign.

Buckingham Palace says King Charles III's state visit to the US - which begins later today - will "proceed as planned", with some minor adjustments.

The decision was taken after discussions were held on both sides of the Atlantic and advice taken from the government, according to a statement on Sunday.

The palace said the King was "greatly relieved" to hear the US president, Melania Trump and other guests had been unharmed.

King Charles is expected to address both houses of Congress, visit the 9/11 memorial in New York and attend a wreath laying to honour fallen US and UK soldiers in Virginia. It is not yet clear what adjustments have been made to the trip.

The state visit has already proven diplomatically challenging for those planning it. It is due to take place days after reports emerged that the US could review its position on UK sovereignty over the Falklands Islands. 

Several BBC reporters were at the correspondents' dinner on Saturday night and have been telling us what they heard and saw.

Chief North America correspondent Gary O'Donoghue described a "low booming noise", while Washington correspondent Daniel Bush said there was "widespread confusion" as attendees hid under tables.

This morning, we've also heard from former BBC journalist Mishal Husain, who tells Radio 4's Today programme that while a "hard copy of your invitation" was needed to get into the building, it wasn't until she entered the ballroom that she saw "metal detectors and airport-style security".

She says attendees had already been in the building for several hours by that point, attending receptions and having a few drinks, and that she thinks these security measures should have been in place at the building's perimeter.

The room itself was tightly packed, with Secret Service agents having to "jump from one chair to another" to navigate it, Husain adds.