US EditionTrump says Secret Service agent at dinner was not hit by friendly fire
The nearly six-minute clip shows the suspect rushing past security and prosecutors say a Secret Service officer survived after his vest stopped a bullet.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that the Secret Service agent injured during last Saturday's attack at the Washington Hilton was not hit by friendly fire.
- Prosecutors allege Cole Tomas Allen sprinted through a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton last Saturday, attempting to assassinate Trump; U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro identified the shotgun used.
- Media reports speculated about friendly fire after an FBI affidavit noted a Secret Service officer was shot in the chest while wearing a ballistic vest, though the document did not specify the shooter.
- When asked about wearing a bullet-proof vest, Trump dismissed the idea, stating he would not want to look "20 pounds heavier," adding that wearing one would be "giving into a bad element."
- The shooting incident, part of a wider pattern of political violence in the United States, has revived concerns regarding the safety of the president and other top officials.
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Journalist dismantles Trump admin’s narrative on WHCD shooting: ‘Don’t see a muzzle flash’
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., released video Thursday of the suspected White House Correspondents’ Dinner gunman rushing a security checkpoint and insisted it showed him “shoot a U.S. Secret Service officer,” but on Friday, MS NOW’s Ken Dilanian raised serious questions about that claim.“This suspect is in a room, and there's an officer with a canine that appears to be interested in following him, but the officer pulls t…
Correspondents' dinner shooting suspect seen running through security in surveillance footage
Federal prosecutors released a video Thursday showing the moment authorities say a man armed with guns and knives tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner and attempt to kill President Donald Trump.
Trump, Secret Service director say agent was not shot by friendly fire at WHCA dinner
The U.S. Secret Service agent who was injured during a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner last Saturday was not hit by friendly fire, according to the federal law enforcement agency. Secret Service Director Sean Curran told NewsNation, The Hill's sister network, that the agent was shot at “point-blank range” by the...
Video of Correspondents' Dinner incident shows a dog may have noticed the suspect before he rushed security
The Justice Department released more than 5 minutes of new video footage from the night prosecutors say Cole Tomas Allen attempted to charge the White House Correspondents' Dinner. The video, released Thursday, appears to show 31-year-old Allen running through a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton on Saturday, April 25, with what seems to be a gun pointed at law enforcement. Agents respond by drawing their own weapons and shooting. Anot…
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