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Although there was federal security at the Washington Hilton resort, The gunman managed to get past one of the filters, but the Secret Service agents acted immediatelywhich prevented him from advancing towards the essential room, where he could have committed “a massacre.”
“This could have been a massacre”expressed to Contemporary York Cases Paul Eckloff, who was part of the president’s security team donald trump during his first term.
He added that the question attendees at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner should ask themselves is, “why is everyone alive?”
“It wasn’t [una masacre]because armed and trained professionals stood between the attacker and a ballroom full of people,” he said. “The question is not: how did he get so close? The question people should ask themselves is: why is everyone alive? Because the security concept worked.”
This newspaper was at the resort from early in the morning and can confirm that there were security elements around and inside the resort: metropolitan police, resort guards, as well as dozens of Secret Service elements.
The problem due to which Tomas Allen, 31, managed to enter the resort with his weapon and other equipment, there was no withhold an eye on it.
The federal operation intensified starting at noon on Saturday, including an alternative access was closed, near the main entrance to the resort, which led to the main events room.
To enter the event there were two filters: show the printed invitation ticket and go through a metal detector. There were other events at the resort where it was enough to show the ticket to enter.
“The system worked,” acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in an interview on NBC on Sunday, noting that the suspect barely made it past the security perimeter.
Trump backs Secret Service leadership after the shooting and believes that the agents did an excellent job, something he highlighted in his press conference at the White House after the attack.
BBC confirmed that chief of staff Susie Wiles will call a meeting to discuss security protocol and operation for major events.
“The meeting will discuss the processes and procedures that worked to thwart Saturday’s attempt, and explore additional options to ensure that all relevant components do everything possible to secure the many major events that President Trump has planned for the coming months, as he prepares to celebrate America’s 250th birthday,” BBC reported.
In addition to journalists, the correspondents’ dinner, organized by the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA), is attended by congressmen, government officials, and even representatives from other countries invited by some media outlets.
