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Secret Service is responsible for protecting the president, vice president and foreign heads of state, as well as high-profile events deemed national-security risks. The shooting
Secret Service, the entity responsible for protecting US presidents. Saturday was not the first time a shooting
Secret Service Officer in an attempt to assassinate President Trump – but was stopped thanks to the courageous and immediate response from law enforcement,” said the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche. The the initial
Secret Service agent was shot at very close range in the incident, but saved by his bullet-proof vest. "I just spoke to the officer, and he's doing great," he said. "He has very
Secret Service killed an armed man trying to enter Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, although the president was not in Florida at the time. - [I was in the room with Trump and heard
Secret Service counter assault team stand on the stage after a shooting incident outside the ballroom during the White House Correspondents Dinner on April 25 in Washington.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5184x5184+1296+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3b%2Fee%2F1ceef07f47ef965e762ea67e6591%2Fap26116190410897.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/27/nx-s1-5801476/whca-dinner-security-secret-service-president-trump) ### [Politics](https://www.npr.org/sections/politics/) ### [Here
Secret Service agent who he said “was shot from very close distance with a very powerful gun, and the vest did the job”. “I just spoke to the officer, and he’s doing great
response of the US Secret Service”. “We are thankful that the President and all those in attendance were unharmed & our best wishes are with the injured officer,” he wrote on social media. ## Australia Prime Minister
Secret Service, including the agent who took [shots to his protective vest](https://wjla.com/news/local/secret-service-officer-released-shot-white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooter-cole-thomas-allen-agent-shot-in-vest-president-trump-evacuted-rushed-out-jd-vance-marco-rubio-melania-fbi-charges-investigation) during the scuffle and was [released from the hospital Sunday](https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/white-house-correspondents-dinner-trump-shooting/card/officer-who-was-shot-is-released-from-hospital-secret-service-says-E4aECUcXNOKsyRSeSZE7). They rejected Republicans’ attempts to assign blame
Secret Service agents saved lives, but the chaos underscored the critical need for a fully operational Department of Homeland Security (DHS). "Under President Trump's leadership, we are committed to ensuring America's security
shooting incident at the White House correspondents dinner. Donald and Melania Trump, as well as members of the US cabinet, were evacuated from the ballroom at the Washington Hilton on Saturday [after gunshots could
responsibility is protecting the US president. And earlier that day, Spillman had been part of an external screening security detail at the 2025 PGA Cadillac Championship, which Donald Trump attended. According to the police statement
response to the latest tariff threats from Donald Trump. 4. ***Middle East*** | Hopes of a breakthrough in negotiations between Iran and the US [faded further on Sunday](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/26/no-headway-in-middle-east-peace-efforts-as-us-and-iran-refuse-to-yield), amid a deepening sense
shooting](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/25/nx-s1-5799544/trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner) "First, we heard that President Trump was going to return and speak and the program was going to continue as scheduled," Dorning said. "And then by the time we left
shooting on Saturday: "I can't imagine that there's any profession that's more dangerous". The White House Correspondents' Association president called the attack "harrowing". In a statement on Sunday, White House Correspondents' Association
secret service after gunshots rang out – was asked at a press conference if he thought his war in Iran could be a motive. "I don't think so, but you never know," the president replied
Service, Law Enforcement and, for different reasons, every President for the last 150 years, have been DEMANDING that a large, safe, and secure Ballroom be built ON THE GROUNDS OF THE WHITE HOUSE,” Trump posted