Trump not keen on body armour, jokes he would look '20 pounds heavier'
US President Donald Trump has declined to wear body armour despite a Secret Service agent being shot during an attack at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. The Secret Service director, Sean Curran, confirmed the agent was not hit by friendly fire and praised the event's security setup. The suspect, Cole Tomas Allen, has agreed to remain in jail while awaiting trial on charges related to the incident.
- ▪Secret Service director Sean Curran stated that an agent was shot at point-blank range by the suspect but was saved by a bulletproof vest.
- ▪The suspect, Cole Tomas Allen, was not hit by return fire but was subdued after falling to the ground, according to Curran.
- ▪President Trump joked that wearing a bulletproof vest would make him look '20 pounds heavier' and expressed reluctance to wear one.
- ▪Federal prosecutor Jeanine Pirro released video evidence alleging that Allen attempted to storm the dinner with the intent to kill the president.
- ▪There is no evidence the agent was injured by friendly fire, according to both the Secret Service and federal prosecutors.
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Trump not keen on wearing body armour as Secret Service says agent not shot by friendly fireTopic:World Politics26m ago26 minutes agoFri 1 May 2026 at 3:20amLoading...In short: The head of the Secret Service says an agent shot during an attack at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner was not hit by friendly fire. Despite saying a bulletproof vest had saved the agent's life, US President Donald Trump has declined to wear body armour. What's next?Cole Tomas Allen, the man who prosecutors allege carried out the attack, has agreed to remain jailed while he awaits trial.
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