First lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are among those not attending the rescheduled WHCA dinner.

The rescheduled event comes months after the dinner was abruptly cut short by a shooting and security scare.

President Donald Trump returns to the White House Correspondents' Dinner months after an attempted shooting in April. Follow Fox News Digital's live coverage of his speech, celebrity arrivals and the night's biggest moments.

President Donald Trump will cut a defiant figure when he returns to the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner almost three months after his first-ever appearance at the event was cut short because of an assassination attempt.

Friday’s rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner will be smaller and a bit more sober than the gala that was marred by gun violence last April.

President Donald Trump mocked Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico during the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

Although first lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not be at the redo White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, the likes of White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller will be.

President Trump will return to the Washington Hilton on Friday for the first time since the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner shooting earlier this year. Trump will address the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s annual Road to Majority Conference at the hotel.

Take two of the White House Correspondents' Dinner is set to take place on Friday with fewer attendees and heightened security as threats increase.

Trump roasted Robert F. Kennedy, Kaitlan Collins, and Bari Weiss while sharing rare warm words for journalists at the historic dinner event.