US EditionMullin defends WHCA dinner security perimeter, says Secret Service ‘performed their job’
Carson said the shooting shows the Secret Service must protect access while preventing armed threats, as the suspect faces federal charges.
- Following Friday's shooting outside the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, Rep. André Carson defended the Secret Service's response, rejecting claims the agency failed in its duties.
- Carson, a former Indiana State Excise Police officer, emphasized the 'ongoing balancing act' between protecting officials and maintaining accessibility, noting people often 'take advantage of that accessibility' to cause harm.
- The California man now faces federal charges, including attempted assassination of the president, after he attempted to rush the event with a shotgun and handgun.
- Lawmakers including U.S. Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Indiana, questioned how the suspect managed to get so close to the dinner, though Carson declined to label the Secret Service's performance a failure.
- In remarks airing May 9 on All INdiana, Carson criticized the Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act ruling, characterizing it as weakening protections from the Civil Rights Movement.
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Secret Service 'model worked' during WHCA Dinner shooting but 'luck' played a role, experts say
When an armed gunman rushed past a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner last weekend, questions immediately began to swirl throughout the country regarding how yet another alleged would-be-assailant was able to get within a stone’s throw of the president of the United States. Cole Allen, 31, is facing federal charges of attempting to assassinate the president of the United States, transporting a firearm acros…
Secret Service avoids hearings for now on press gala attack
WASHINGTON — The head of the Secret Service has held a series of private meetings this week with members of Congress defending his agency’s handling of the thwarted attack at Saturday’s White House correspondents’ dinner, assuring lawmakers that his agency handled the incident well. So far, the Secret Service’s efforts seem to have headed off the possibility of wide-ranging hearings on Capitol Hill like those that took place after another lone g…
Exclusive: Former NAVY Seal Details Shocking WHCA Security Failures
Friday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Friday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” former Navy SEAL Jonathan Gilliam talked about presidential security. Host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow asked, “Has anything changed?” Gilliam answered, “I think it’s safe to say no when The post Exclusive: Former NAVY Seal Details Shocking WHCA Security Failures appeared first on Breitbart.
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