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Patel expecting future WHCA dinner security to be ‘entirely’ different

The Hill·Ashleigh Fields·about 1 month ago
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FBI Director Kash Patel on Monday said security at future White House Correspondents Association dinners will look “entirely” different following a shooting at the Washington Hilton Hotel this weekend.  Journalists and attendees raised concerns about the lack of vetting for guests at this year’s event, including the absence of magnetometers, ID checks and requests to present their ticket. Reporters have asked Patel how the Secret Service will do better to vet those in proximity to the president at the highly regarded dinner honoring White House press coverage.  “Look, great question and we’re going to do it entirely differently,” Patel said during a Monday appearance on Fox News’s “ Fox and Friends .”  “You heard the president say we would do this again in short order, 30 days or so.…

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