The White House will review security plans for future Trump events after the correspondents' dinner shooting and the attempted-assassination case.
The White House will review security plans for future events involving President Donald Trump after the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
According to Reuters and AP, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles will hold a meeting this week with Secret Service leaders, officials from the Department of Homeland Security and White House operations staff. The review will focus on what happened Saturday and what may need to change for future Trump appearances.
The White House said it stands by Secret Service leadership. It also said the review will look at both the security response at the dinner and the protections in place for upcoming major events.
The move comes days after federal prosecutors charged Cole Tomas Allen with attempted assassination of Trump over the incident. Reporting said the suspect breached security near the screening area at the event and that one Secret Service officer was struck but protected by a bulletproof vest.
AP also reported that federal law enforcement officials are assessing how to handle future high-profile Trump events. Those events could include large public appearances that now face additional security scrutiny.
For now, the White House is signaling that the incident will trigger a formal review rather than an immediate overhaul. Any concrete changes are likely to emerge after the security meeting this week.
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