Dana White's bizarre interview after being right in front of Donald Trump when shots were fired

Dana White has hit headlines for a wild interview given after being present for a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

Shots were fired at the event on Saturday night at the Washington Hilton hotel, prior to President Donald Trump preparing to make an official address.

It was the first time Trump was in attendance for the annual event as a sitting president but it ended prematurely after multiple gunshots were heard in the ballroom.

Trump, the first lady Melania, and various White House officials were immediately attended to by Secret Service who rushed to escort them away from safety.

Trump, who claimed he requested for the event to continue but protocol stipulated that it was not possible, announced on his Truth Social platform that a suspect "has been apprehended" and confirmed that a Secret Service officer was shot but was saved by the bulletproof vest he was wearing.

US media named the suspect as 31-year-old tutor Cole Tomas Allen, who was a hotel guest. Online, Trump shared video footage of the incident and a photograph of the alleged gunman, who is set to be formally charged on Monday.

While the situation was a frightening ordeal for those present, UFC president White seemed to enjoy the frenetic scenes as he gave an unusual reaction to what he witnessed.

Speaking to media immediately afterwards, White, a close friend and ally of Trump's, said: "It started to get noisy. Tables started getting flipped over, guys running with guns and they were screaming, 'Get down!'. I didn't get down. It was f***ing awesome and I literally took every minute of it in.

"It was a pretty crazy, unique experience. We were sitting right in front of the table, right in front of where the president was. Nobody got tackled but guys came in looking for shooters, I thought the shooter was over by us or something."

CBS news are reporting that Allen, told authorities that officials linked to Trump and his cabinet were his intended targets. Washington DC's interim police chief Jeffery Carrol said he was

"armed with a shotgun, a handgun, and multiple knives".

Footage released showed a man being hunted by security, while the picture showed him shirtless and in handcuffs.

According to Trump, Allen's address in California has been raided by both the FBI and Secret Service, who have executed search warrants.

He is currently receiving treatment in hospital having been taken down by members of the Secret Service.

Trump said the event is to be rescheduled and will be "bigger and better and even nicer".

It is the third attempt on his life, after an incident at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania where he was shot in the ear - as well as an instance at a golf resort in Palm Beach, Florida.