Trump's security again faces scrutiny after press dinner shooting [View all]
Source: Reuters
April 26, 2026 3:28 AM EDT Updated 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - The shooting on Saturday night of a Secret Service agent at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner raises questions yet again about the protection afforded to America's political leaders at a time of increased political violence.
Hundreds of agents from several law enforcement agencies were tasked with protecting the annual bash, which President Donald Trump headlined this year.
Yet a suspect with a shotgun and other weapons managed to get just a floor above the Washington ballroom where an extraordinary concentration of cabinet members, high-ranking lawmakers and celebrities were dining.
In addition to Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Todd Blanche, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and various other government officials were in attendance, many with their own security details.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-security-again-faces-scrutiny-after-press-dinner-shooting-2026-04-26/
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