Trump says Secret Service agent at dinner was not hit by friendly fire
President Donald Trump stated that a Secret Service agent injured during the attack at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner was not struck by friendly fire. The agent was shot in the chest while wearing a ballistic vest during an incident in which an armed man attempted to breach security at the Washington Hilton hotel. Trump expressed reluctance about wearing a bullet-proof vest, citing appearance and symbolic concerns.
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Trump says Secret Service agent at dinner was not hit by friendly fireSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxFILE PHOTO: U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro points at a picture of a shotgun carried by Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect in the shooting incident in Washington at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, as she and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel, Assistant Director in Charge (ADIC) of the FBI Washington Field Office Darren Cox take part in a press conference about the shooting incident, at the U.S. Department of Justice, in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 27, 2026.
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