said<\/a> that the president is \u201cstanding by the leadership of Secret Service, and President Trump has said he personally thinks they did an excellent job neutralizing the shooter and moving the President, First Lady, Vice President and cabinet to safety.\u201d<\/p>\nThe Secret Service has faced criticism from some people after Allen opened fire inside the hotel, throwing the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner into chaos and confusion. Video footage showed Allen running through a security checkpoint inside the hotel before he was quickly neutralized by agents. Allen shot one agent, who was protected by a bulletproof vest. No one else was injured.<\/p>\n
In a 1,000-word manifesto, Allen criticized the Secret Service and claimed there was \u201cno damn security\u201d at the hotel before the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner. Allen checked into the Washington Hilton one day before he attempted to take out the president and top Trump administration officials.<\/p>\n
Saturday night\u2019s shooting has added to scrutiny of the Secret Service that has been brewing since Trump was shot at his Butler, Pennsylvania, rally in July of 2024. The president has also been critical of his protection following the Butler assassination attempt, but on Saturday night, Trump said the Secret Service did exactly what it was supposed to do when Allen attempted to get into the ballroom.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe room was very, very secure,\u201d Trump said, adding, \u201cThe reaction time was great. Those guys had their guns drawn literally by the time he was there, they were shooting. I thought they were very impressive.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s Chief of Staff Susie Wiles will meet with Secret Service and Homeland Security Department leadership this week to discuss the president\u2019s protection, the White House said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe meeting will discuss the processes and procedures that worked to stop Saturday\u2019s attempt, while exploring additional options to ensure all relevant components are doing everything possible to secure the many major events planned for President Trump in the months ahead as he gears up to celebrate America 250,\u201d a Trump administration official added.<\/p>\n
The gunman wrote in his manifesto that he was targeting Trump and high-ranking administration officials, but he added that he was also willing to kill anyone who was attending the dinner.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would still go through most everyone here to get to the targets if it were absolutely necessary (on the basis that most people *chose* to attend a speech by a pedophile, rapist, and traitor, and are thus complicit) but I really hope it doesn\u2019t come to that,\u201d Allen wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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