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Ex-FBI agent reveals 3 key WHCD security gaps
April 27, 2026
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the US Secret Service's actions at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting, saying “law enforcement did not fail” when a man rushed through security with firearms. 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen is accused of running through Secret Service security, armed with a shotgun, pistol and knives, during Saturday’s dinner.
Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and other key Cabinet members were in the dinner on a different floor of the Washington Hilton. In a document investigators say Allen sent to his family members on Saturday, he voiced anger at the administration, ridiculed the Secret Service for lax security at the hotel, and said he did not “expect forgiveness.” Watch more CNN here: https://cnn.it/4kh5RPe #WhiteHouseCorrespondentsDinner #Shooting #News
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