Not a ‘Redo’: Secret Service Prepares for Second Press Dinner After Attack
The award recognizes Gonzales for running toward danger and helping evacuate thousands after the alleged attack, WHCA President Weijia Jiang said.
- On Tuesday, the White House Correspondents' Association announced it will honor Secret Service Police Officer Victor Gonzales with the "President's Award for Exceptional Service" at the rescheduled dinner on Friday, July 24, in Washington.
- Gonzales is being recognized for his actions in April when he confronted gunman Cole Allen at a security checkpoint inside the Washington Hilton, preventing the assailant from reaching President Donald Trump.
- Before the attack, Allen wrote that the President and top officials were "targets, prioritized from highest-ranking to lowest," while Secret Service officials warn threats against protectees are at "the highest that I" have ever seen.
- Deputy Director Matthew Quinn said Wednesday the agency is treating the Waldorf Astoria event as a standard presidential site, with advance teams establishing comprehensive security protocols for the evening.
- Friday night's program will include a "salute to the First Amendment in 250 years of American history," awards for reporting, and remarks by President Trump, providing the setting for Gonzales's recognition.
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Secret Service offers glimpse into WHCA Dinner security after alleged Trump assassination attempt – Democratic Accent
The Secret Service is giving a behind-the-scenes glimpse inside the strategy to protect President Donald Trump and guests at Friday night’s rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) Dinner. The originally scheduled event in April was done before it even started after a crazed gunman bolted through a security checkpoint and was later accused of trying to assassinate the 47th president. “Our agency grows and adapts from every even…
U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner Friday night, an event rescheduled three months after the alleged assassination attempt that targeted him at this annual press gala.
The Secret Service is issuing a serious warning ahead of the prestigious White House Correspondents' Dinner, which was marred by gunfire in April, resuming in Washington on Friday.
The traditional White House correspondents' dinner had turned short at the end of April, after Donald Trump's attempted assassination by an assailant. This worldly evening was rescheduled on Friday.
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