Hinckley Warns: Hotel Still Insecure for Presidents

0:00On April 2, 8, John Hinckley, Jr., the guy who shot President Ronald Reagan outside the Washington Hilton back in 1981, is speaking, out after another attack attempt hit the same spot. This time, it targeted President Donald Trump during the White House correspondence association dinner. Hinckley called the hotel insecure for big events, saying trouble keeps finding it there. Just days ago, a 31-year-old man named Cole Allen rushed to security checkpoint, fired shots in the lobby and got taken down fast by the secret service. No one died, but one agent took a bullet to the vest and stayed safe. Officials charged Allen with trying to assassinate Trump plus gun crimes. Folks at the event, including journalists, backed up worries about weak spots at the hotel, echoing how Hinckley blended into the press crowd decades. A go to fire on Reagan and others. Security felt loose then, and some say it still does now. Trump has dodged other close calls lately, like that rally shooting in Pennsylvania last year,

1:02where he got grazed. Now, he and his team are pushing harder for a fortified ballroom, right at the White House, to ditch risky outside spots like this hotel. As probes dig deeper, this mess amps up the push for better safeguards and smarter spots for presidential gatherings, reminding everyone history can. Repeat if you don't fix the flaws. That's your update from US News Today, powered by AI.