Shooting raises questions about Trump security

Washington hotel shooting raises questions about Trump security11 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJake LaphamHow shooting at White House correspondents' dinner unfolded"I can't imagine that there's any profession that is more dangerous," President Donald Trump told reporters, just hours after he was at the centre of yet another major security incident. While a small army of Secret Service agents make the president arguably the world's most protected person, keeping him safe is proving to be no easy task.First there was the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, in the summer of 2024 in which a bullet grazed his ear. Just 64 days later, Trump was again the target of a would-be assassin as he played a round on his Florida golf course. And now, hours after gunshots shattered the revelry of the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at Hilton hotel in the nation's capital, Trump's security is once again under scrutiny.While the motive and precise target of the suspected shooter, 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, remain unclear, questions are mounting over how a gunman could get so close to the president. Among them is the level of screening at the hotel hosting some of Washington's most high-profile politicians, diplomats and journalists.Gary O'Donoghue, the BBC's Chief North America correspondent who was at the dinner, said while roads were closed around the Washington Hilton for hours, security at the venue itself "wasn't particularly heavy". "The man on the door outside only took a cursory look at my ticket from what must have been six feet away," he wrote. Follow live updatesWatch: How gunfire sparked chaos at Trump press dinnerWhat we know about the shooting suspectWhat it was like in the room as shots rang out CCTV posted on social media by Trump shows the suspect charge through a Secret Service checkpoint which was located on the floor above the ballroom...