The mystery of the uneaten lobsters and steaks from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is solved

• The annual press dinner was canceled following the shooting on Saturday night.

• It was unclear what happened to the 2,600 lobster and steak dinners that were not initially served.

• The hotel donated them to two shelters for abused women, the owner said Monday.

Lobster and steak dishes that are not eaten after a while Shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner This week was not wasted.

Washington Hilton, which hosts the annual gala, donated the meals to two shelters for abused women and their children.

Accordingly Weijia JiangCBS News correspondent and president of the journalists’ union that organized the so-called “nerd ball.”

“They freeze-dried the steak and lobster for longer shelf life,” Jiang said in a post on X on Monday. “A BIG thank you to the staff who worked in appalling conditions throughout the night.”

“The hotel regularly donates unused food from events to support local organizations,” a Hilton spokesperson said in a statement.

“Food from this weekend is being donated to our local community partners and the remaining produce will be composted and sent to farms for agricultural use,” the spokesperson said.

Following the shooting, social media was abuzz with people wondering what would happen to the 2,600 sumptuous dinners planned to be served to the media and political elite.

A member of TMZ’s new Washington bureau went to the hotel on Monday to search for any remaining debris, even going so far as to check some dumpsters for debris.

The $350-per-seat dinner was halted Saturday night when gunshots were heard during the confrontation. salad course While President Donald Trump made his first appearance at the event while in office.

Prosecutors say Cole Allen said: The 31-year-old man traveled to the nation’s capital from his home in California and set up at the Hilton with two guns and three knives before crashing the party and trying to kill Trump.

A Secret Service agent was shot but was saved by his protective vest, and Allen was arrested at the scene.

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