I got under the table as soon as I saw the guys with guns pointing out at the dinner crowd. Very thankful to the brave Secret Service officers and agents who kept us safe tonight
.@HARRISFAULKNER: "The Secret Service has been unfunded for 71 days. What kind of a country do we live in?"
"What are we even doing right now? And the fight that they have on Capitol Hill? How on the world did anyone take a two-week vacation? No. I say no to that."
Appalling… but how the hell did he get so close on such a high-profile night with so many of America’s most powerful people in one room? This was a massive security failure.
We don’t need this stupid dinner. The people of America don’t care about this Washington version of the Oscars and it’s just a self-congratulatory security nightmare. CAN this idiotic event.
As my colleagues and I walked toward the Hilton for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, a man shouted “F*** you!” right at us — simply because we were attending.
Later that night, after the shooting, we were running to the White House for the briefing when we passed three teenage girls glued to their phones, reacting to the news. One of them said, “Aw man, I wish they got him,” and her two friends giggled.
That moment stopped me cold. When our young people casually cheer for violence like it’s a game, we have a serious problem. Radicalization isn’t some abstract issue — it’s showing up casually in everyday conversations and in our kids’ attitudes.
I’m terribly concerned about the safety of President
@realDonaldTrump. The Secret Service is a dysfunctional organization. He’s been nearly killed twice while under their alleged protection.
We were there front and center.
That venue wasn’t built to accommodate an event with the line of succession for the U.S. government.
After witnessing last night, drop the TDS and build the White House ballroom for events exactly like these.
Trump & Kash Patel already released the footage of WHCD shooter, but we can't get footage of the Charlie Kirk assassination, or Epstein's "suicide" ?
We changed hotels at the last minute yesterday, and booked a room at the Hilton at 3p.
I was never asked for a key, but could’ve produced one from a different city. Also never asked for ID, and waltzed through the lobby and lower ballroom areas like I owned the place.
Only saw one LE dog by the red carpet, which also had surprisingly lax security. Having been to this event several times as early as 1995, this was probably the least security I’ve encountered.
Thank God everyone is safe!
At this point, more California teachers have tried to assassinate Trump than Iranians have.
I really wish he’d get back to domestic concerns and stop cleaning up the rest of the world.