White House dinner shooting prompts scrutiny of Trump security arrangements - Reuters
White House dinner shooting prompts scrutiny of Trump security arrangements Reuters
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"the Washington Hilton was 'not a particularly secure building.'"
— Donald Trump , Politician
"the Washington Hilton was 'not a particularly secure building.'"
— Donald Trump , Politician
"the Secret Service is going to have to find a way to better secure large hotels that may inconvenience the hotel goers and the hotel."
— Bill Gage , Executive
"I’m sure the service is going to go back and re-look at the set-up there, and probably push out the perimeter some more now, because of what happened."
— Don Mihalek , Executive
"the Washington Hilton was 'not a particularly secure building.'"
— Donald Trump , Politician
"It's got every single bell and whistle you can possibly have for security and safety... It's really what you need..."
— Donald Trump , Politician
"We're building a big, beautiful, very, very secure ballroom in every way with massive bulletproof glass that's almost four inches thick..."
— Donald Trump , Politician
"The location is on the White House grounds, which is the most secure ground probably in the world..."
— Donald Trump , Politician
Key People
Bill Gage is the executive protection director for the SafeHaven Security Group and a former Secret Service agent.
Former president of the United States known for his aggressive economic policies.
Don Mihalek is a former senior Secret Service agent with experience at correspondents' dinners.
U.S. Secretary of State.
First Lady of the United States known for her social initiatives.
Pete Hegseth is the United States Secretary of Defense.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is an American environmental attorney and activist.
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The shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner has raised questions about the security measures in place, even as federal agents appeared to carry out their plan to protect the president effectively.
U.S. law enforcement officials are reassessing security arrangements after a gunman opened fire near the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, raising questions about how he was able to get so close to an event attended by President Donald Trump, cabinet members, and lawmakers.
President Donald Trump said Saturday night that the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner hours earlier highlighted the need for his planned White House ballroom—a project that has been mired in legal battles for months.
President Donald Trump stressed the need for a high-security White House ballroom following Saturday night's shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in D.C., warning to Fox News that the incident indicates the hotel setting is difficult to secure.
U.S. law enforcement officials are reassessing security arrangements after a gunman opened fire near the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, raising questions about how he was able to get so close to an event attended by President Donald Trump, cabinet members, and lawmakers.
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