Secret Service

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power 2026-04-28

The Security Theater Problem

A gunman walked through a Secret Service checkpoint at the White House Correspondents Dinner carrying a shotgun, a handgun, and three knives. A vest saved the agent. A review will save no one from the next one.

power 2026-04-26

Trump Escapes the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Now He Wants to Escape the Venue Entirely.

A gunman breached security at the annual press dinner, and before the night was over, Trump was using the chaos to accelerate a plan his lawyers had been blocking for months.