Secret Service is giving a behind-the-scenes glimpse inside the strategy to protect President Donald Trump and guests at Friday night's rescheduled White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) Dinner.The originally scheduled event in April was done before it even started after a crazed gunman bolted through a security check point, and was later accused of trying to assassinate the 47th president."Our agency grows and adapts from every event we secure, and we have engaged with WHCA to ensure attendees are given timely information in the unlikely event on an emergency during the event," Anthony Guglielmi, Secret Service's communications director, told Fox News Digital.Guglielmi noted that Secret Service's protection plan worked during the April 25 dinner when agents stopped Cole Allen of California after he alleged descended from the 10th floor of the Washington Hilton Hotel, where the dinner is historically held, and attempted to breach security barriers.He allegedly fired one shot from a shotgun before tripping and falling, after which he was quickly detained.
One Secret Service agent was shot and sustained minor injuries.FIRST ON FOX: WHITE HOUSE REVEALS WHO’S JOINING TRUMP AT CORRESPONDENTS’ DINNER — AND WHO CAN’T ATTENDArmed Secret Service agents stand on stage during a shooting incident at the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 25, 2026, in Washington, D.C.According to reports, President Donald Trump and other government officials were evacuated from the venue after gunshots.
(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)The rescheduled dinner is set for Friday night at the Waldorf Astoria on Pennsylvania Avenue, which is housed inside the Old Post Office Tower and was previously owned by the president and called the Trump International Hotel.It's the first time in decades that the annual WHCA dinner is not being held at the Washington Hilton.Those attending the dinner will enter the ballroom through a door separate...