‘It cannot be built fast enough!’ Trump says latest assassination attempt is ‘exactly the reason’ White House needs a secure ballroom
In the wake of Saturday night’s third assassination attempt on President Donald Trump at the Washington Hilton hotel, the commander in chief on Sunday urged the quick completion of a secure ballroom on White House grounds.
“What happened last night is exactly the reason that our great Military, Secret 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 said on Truth Social.
“This event would never have happened with the Militarily Top Secret Ballroom currently under construction at the White House. It cannot be built fast enough!
“While beautiful, it has every highest level security feature there is plus, there are no rooms sitting on top for unsecured people to pour in, and is inside the gates of the most secure building in the World, The White House.
“The ridiculous Ballroom lawsuit, brought by a woman walking her dog, who has absolutely No Standing to bring such a suit, must be dropped, immediately. Nothing should be allowed to interfere with its construction, which is on budget and substantially ahead of schedule!!! Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
Saturday night, Trump addressed the nation after the incident at the Washington Hilton, and he noted: “It’s not a particularly secure building.”
“Today, we need levels of security that probably nobody’s ever seen before.”
President Trump says tonight’s shooting at the WHCD is a clear example of why we need a need a new ballroom for The White House pic.twitter.com/a6dzeH9nyB
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An armed suspect, 31-year-old Cole Allen of Torrance, California, a former teacher of the month, is in custody after racing through a Secret Service security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents Dinner and opening fire, striking one federal agent, who is expected to recover.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday said Allen traveled cross-country by train.
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