Trump officials believed to be WHCD gunman's target, acting AG says

While he was not in immediate danger, the sobering moment adds to a list of close calls no modern president has faced. Driving the news: Officials believe the suspect took trains from California to Chicago and then to Washington, where he checked into the hotel where much of the nation's power structure would soon gather.Blanche said on ABC's This Week it appears the gunman checked into the hotel on Friday. His motive remains under investigation.What they're saying: The system worked, Blanche said of the security that foiled the gunman, the tone a sharp contrast from the fallout from the security failures surrounding the Butler, Pennsylvania, attempt on the president's life.Law enforcement and the Secret Service protected all of us, he said. The man barely got past the perimeter.