Secret Service Thwarts White House Gunman, Tightens Security

0:00On April 29th, Secret Service Director Sean Kern gave props to his agents for shutting down a gunman who tried crashing the White House, correspondence association dinner on Saturday night at the Washington Hilton. The 31-year-old suspect, Cole Tomas Allen, breached a checkpoint and headed toward the main ballroom armed with guns and knives but law. Enforcement stopped him cold, triggering a quick evacuation of top officials. Lawmaker now faces serious federal charges, including attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump, transporting a firearm and ammo across state. Lines, and discharging a weapon during a violent crime. He showed up in court on Monday but didn't enter a plea. Lawmakers like House Speaker Mike Johnson from Louisiana are pushing the Secret Service to beef up protocols after this close call. A former agency vet with 12 years under his belt called it a mistake not to have tighter security, especially with Trump, by his President J.D. Vance, Johnson, and other big names

1:02in the line of presidential succession, all there. Current met with House Oversight Chair James Comer from Kentucky and said they review if events like this should get National Special Security Event. Status, like the State of the Union, but it will be decided case by case. In the end, the agent's protective setup held strong but expect ramped up measures for future gatherings packed with that level of leadership to keep. These threats at bay from across the country, powered by AI, this is US News Today. I'm Corey with The Story.