After the attempted shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night, White House officials are reportedly discussing whether it would be prudent to put President Donald Trump in a bulletproof vest for all his public appearances. During this incident at the WHCD, no top official was harmed, and the suspect was taken into custody. This was not the first attempt on Trump’s life.
White House Officials making plans for Donald Trump, claims report
New reports claim that the White House officials are in talks about putting a bulletproof vest on President Donald Trump for all his public appearances. This comes in the wake of the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night.
While none of the top officials, including Trump, were harmed in the incident, it certainly sparked concerns among the members of the administration.
Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy said on Sunday morning, “There are discussions underway at the White House about whether or not President Trump is going to have to start wearing a bullet-proof vest for future events in public” (via The Daily Beast).
The White House has not yet officially commented on this.
The gunman at the 2026 White House Correspondents’ Dinner has been allegedly identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen. He was arrested after his confrontation with the Secret Service outside the ballroom at the Washington Hilton, where the event had commenced shortly before.
Reports state that Allen’s manifesto said that he was “no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes.” Allen reportedly fired a shot at one agent before being taken down. The injured agent was wearing a bulletproof vest and has since been discharged from the hospital.
This is not the first attempt on Trump’s life. Previously, before he was elected to the office for the second time, Trump was injured while speaking at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. The bullet grazed past this ear. Two members of the public were injured in the event, while the gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was shot to death.
Originally reported by Sourav Chakraborty on Mandatory
