{"id":2595711,"date":"2026-04-27T14:30:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T18:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-changes-possible-after-whca-dinner-shooting\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T14:31:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T18:31:16","slug":"secret-service-changes-possible-after-whca-dinner-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-changes-possible-after-whca-dinner-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Secret Service &#8216;changes possible&#8217; after WHCA dinner shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsecret-service-changes-possible-after-whca-dinner-shooting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2595711&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The white House said it has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gun-control-groups-lash-out-at-biden\/\" title=\"Gun-Control Groups Lash Out at Biden\">full confidence<\/a> in the U.S. Secret Service, but acknowledged that security changes could follow the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-deputy-said-he-was-shot-in-line-of-duty-he-shot-himself\/\" title=\"California Deputy Said He Was Shot In Line Of Duty. He Shot Himself.\">alleged attack<\/a> at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association (WHCA) dinner where President Donald Trump and several Cabinet officials were present. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said improvements are always possible, and the management will continue working with the Department of Homeland Security and Secret Service to strengthen protection.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged suspect, 31-year-old Cole Allen, was arrested after entering the washington Hilton lobby. Questions were raised about how he was able to get close to the event, though the White House maintained that the response on Saturday was satisfactory. Leavitt also praised a Secret Service agent who was shot in the chest but saved by a bulletproof vest.<\/p>\n<p>Allen\u2019s manifesto contained accusations against Trump, which Trump rejected in comments following the incident. Leavitt said White House chief of staff Susie Wiles would convene a meeting with Secret Service, white House operations, and DHS leadership to review the situation. She added that the upcoming trip by King Charles III and Queen Camilla will proceed as planned, and noted the shooting was the third attempt on Trump\u2019s life in two years.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>The White House said that while it has full faith in the U.S. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secret-service\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1478\">Secret Service<\/a>, changes are still possible after an alleged shooter attempted to assassinate President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> and several other Cabinet officials at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/White-House-Correspondents-Association\">White House Correspondents\u2019 Association<\/a> dinner on Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI definitely wouldn\u2019t say changes are out of the question,\u201d White House press secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karoline-leavitt\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11685\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a> told reporters during a Monday afternoon briefing. \u201cI think, again, that it\u2019s up to the White House here, and we view it as a great responsibility to ensure the maximum safety of the president or vice president and the entire Cabinet, and so we\u2019re always looking for ways to improve security.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4544561\/white-houses-security-protocols-whcd-shooting\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Secret Service \u2018changes possible\u2019 after WHCA dinner shooting<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4544508\/white-house-blames-left-wing-culture-of-hatred-for-correspondents-dinner-assassination-attempt\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>White House blames \u201cleft-wing culture of hatred\u201d for Correspondents\u2019 Dinner assassination attempt<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4544194\/watch-live-leavitt-whcd-shooting-press-conference\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Leavitt holds press conference in aftermath of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >correspondents\u2019 dinner shooting<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The alleged suspect, the 31-year-old Cole Allen, was captured on Saturday after he stormed the lobby of the Washington Hilton, where Trump, Cabinet members, and other attendees were gathered for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-is-cole-thomas-allen-the-trump-dinner-shooting-suspect\/\" title=\"Who is Cole Thomas Allen, the ... dinner ... suspect?\">prestigious annual dinner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Immediately after the shooting, questions began to swirl over allegedly lax protocols that allowed Allen to get close to the event. But the White House maintains its support of the Secret Service. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe White House will continue to engage with DHS and with Secret Service to find ways to improve and strengthen security,\u201d Leavitt said. \u201cBut as far as Saturday night is concerned, the president was satisfied with the response and grateful to the men and women who provided the response for him, his wife, and members of his team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt also thanked the \u201cheroic\u201d Secret Service agent who was shot in the chest during the Saturday event. \u201cThankfully, he was saved by his bulletproof vest,\u201d she said.  <\/p>\n<p>Allen\u2019s manifesto accused the president of being a \u201cpedophile, rapist, and traitor.\u201d Trump refuted those accusations in a heated interview with <em>60 Minutes<\/em> host Norah O\u2019Donnell on Sunday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was waiting for you to read that because I knew you would, because you\u2019re horrible people,\u201d the president said. \u201cYeah, he did write that. I\u2019m not a rapist. I didn\u2019t rape anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his public moments since the Saturday affair, Trump has also reiterated his desire for a renovated White House ballroom.\u00a0But experts have pointed out that the WHCA dinner is a separate event not hosted by the White House and would likely not take place on campus.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of the shooting, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles will hold a meeting with the Secret Service, White House operations team, and DHS leadership in light of the shooting, Leavitt also said on Monday. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4542382\/karoline-leavitt-delay-maternity-leave-whcd-shooting\/\">KAROLINE LEAVITT DELAYS MATERNITY LEAVE AFTER WHCA DINNER SHOOTING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The shooting will also not deter King Charles III of the United Kingdom\u2019s trip to the U.S. Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, will arrive in Washington, D.C., later on Monday afternoon for a four-day trip in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>The shooting on Saturday was the third attempt on the president\u2019s life in two years and was reminiscent of the Butler, Pennsylvania, assassination attempt on then-presidential candidate Trump in July 2024. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House: Secret Service trusted, but security changes possible after WHCA dinner shooting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2595712,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26116148190742.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34163,78650,32127],"class_list":["post-2595711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-secret-service","tag-whca-dinner","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26116148190742.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2595711"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595711\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2595715,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595711\/revisions\/2595715"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2595712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2595711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2595711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2595711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}