US EditionCorrespondents’ dinner lacked highest security level despite presence of top officials
Officials said the Secret Service did not have full control of security as a gunman tried to enter the ballroom and Trump and Vance were evacuated.
- On Saturday, shots were fired at the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents' Dinner, forcing Secret Service agents to evacuate President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance offstage amid the gunfire.
- Federal officials did not designate the gala a National Special Security Event, meaning the Secret Service did not coordinate all security planning across agencies, leaving broader hotel areas outside the immediate perimeter vulnerable to breach.
- After breaching a lobby checkpoint, 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen was arrested, with investigators finding a manifesto where he planned to target officials "prioritized from highest-ranking to lowest," according to writings obtained by CBS News.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche called the arrest "a massive security success story," while Trump argued the shooting demonstrates the urgent need for a secure, bulletproof ballroom on the White House grounds.
- White House chief of staff Susie Wiles will convene a meeting early this week with senior administration officials and the Department of Homeland Security to review protocols for major presidential events following the breach.
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The government did not implement the highest level of security for Saturday’s correspondent dinner at which President Donald Trump and several Cabinet members had to be evacuated due to the break-in of an armed man at the hotel where the event was held, according to the Washington Post newspaper, citing sources close to the issue. The decision was made despite the fact that at the annual dinner of the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA…
The attempted attack during this weekend's gala dinner in Washington, DC, involved the president, vice president and a long line of high-ranking politicians. Despite this, the dinner had a lower security rating than similar events, The Washington Post reports, citing sources.
The attempted attack at this weekend's gala dinner in Washington, D.C., was attended by the president, vice president and a host of high-ranking politicians. Despite this, the dinner had a lower security rating than similar events, The Washington Post reports, citing sources.
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