One woman has gone viral online after appearing to snatch several wine bottles for herself amid the chaos of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

The bold move came after bullets rang out at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night.

A gunman, later identified by authorities as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen from California, reportedly charged a security checkpoint outside the main ballroom armed with a shotgun, a handgun, and multiple knives.

But one woman appeared to be more bothered about getting her money's worth than evacuating.

This is absolutely hilarious.After the assassination attempt, this woman just snags a couple of bottles of wine.She's got her priorities figured out ??????pic.twitter.com/IijWG59Lm0

The unknown blonde, seen wearing a long black fur coat, went straight for a table to stockpile booze.

The shooting took place early on in the evening, and so there was a lot of booze left untouched across the ballroom.

The woman’s identity is not immediately clear, and it’s not apparent whether it was alcohol she had already paid for. There is no suggestion of any wrongdoing.

Despite that, footage quickly went viral, with many divided on the move.

One said: "This is absolutely disgusting. Members of the press were caught stealing bottles of wine in the immediate aftermath of the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner."

Source: Daily Express :: World Feed