Security under scrutiny as WHCD attendees cite inconsistent screening before shooting

Security under scrutiny as WHCD attendees cite inconsistent screening before shooting

Accounts of lax screening have not been independently verified, though multiple attendees described the issue online

Security officials hunt for threat as shots fired at correspondents' dinner. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Michael Waltz and his wife Julia Nesheiwat, former U.S. Homeland Security Advisor, are rushed out of the Washington Hilton on April 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Al Drago/Getty Images)

Police and National Guard stand in front of the Washington Hilton after the White House Correspondents Association Dinner was postponed April 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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