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WASHINGTON \u2014 President Trump is returning Friday to the site of his most recent assassination attempt \u2014 but the Washington Hilton\u2019s security looks remarkably similar to what it did ahead of the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner.<\/p>\n

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The core issues that allowed alleged gunman Cole Allen to sneak guns into the Hilton ahead of the April 25 dinner remained \u2014 including the rental of rooms to guests not associated with the president\u2019s visit and the equally significant lack of external security screening.<\/p>\n

\u201cSurprised? No. Shocked,\u201d attendee Vincent Fusca said of the security situation \u2014 as he disbelievingly looked onto the hotel\u2019s front driveway, where people with luggage and computer bags entered without inspection.<\/p>\n

Fusca survived the July 2024 Trump assassination attempt in Butler, Pa. \u2014 pumping his fist alongside a wounded Trump as he shouted \u201cFight! Fight! Fight!\u201d \u2014 and told The Post more should have been done to protect the hotel, considering the Correspondents\u2019 Dinner failures.<\/p>\n

He said he was \u201ctotally, totally shocked \u2014 after Butler, and then Charlie Kirk.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the Correspondents\u2019 Dinner, people had to show a dinner ticket, pre-party invite or proof they were staying at the hotel in the hours closest to the dinner \u2014 a screening measure not in effect on Friday for Trump\u2019s remarks to the Faith & Freedom Coalition\u2019s annual \u201cRoad to Majority\u201d conference.<\/p>\n

The magnetometers outside the hotel\u2019s ballroom for Trump\u2019s remarks are in almost exactly the same place, though the stairwell down to the speech venue is closed off by waist-high fencing, requiring attendees to walk about 30 more feet to descend a different set of stairs.<\/p>\n

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Fusca said he would have felt more comfortable with a turnstile checkpoint outside the building, arguing that authorities should have caught Allen in April before he even entered the doors.<\/p>\n

A Secret Service official told The Post that its measures were \u201ceffective\u201d at the dinner \u2014 as Allen was taken down before entering the ballroom where Trump and more than 2,000 officials, journalists and business leaders had gathered.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAt every protective site, the U.S. Secret Service deploys a sophisticated, layered security framework that is custom-designed and continuously evolves to meet today\u2019s heightened security environment,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the existing security plan at the April 2026 White House Correspondents Dinner was effective in interdicting an identified threat, the agency continually reviews our security posture and will make adjustments, as necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n

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