The highest level of security by Secret Service is called a National Special Security Event- here is why the WHCD isn’t one.
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WASHINGTON — Following a frightening security incident at Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, questions are mounting over whether the event’s security protocols need a permanent upgrade.
As suspect Cole Allen attempted to breach the ballroom before being intercepted by the Secret Service, witnesses described a scene of sudden chaos.
“I hear pop, pop, pop, which I figured to be gunshots,” one witness recalled. “I heard Secret Service pulling the President out.”
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