Questions raised over security for White House Correspondents' Dinner

CBS Mornings Analyst says he was perplexed at security for White House Correspondents' Dinner, says ID "not checked at any point" .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-cbs-mornings.jpg'); } By Kelsie Hoffman April 27, 2026 / 11:24 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Questions are swirling surrounding security at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday after shots rang out when an alleged gunman tried to charge a security checkpoint outside the event. The annual gala was attended by 2,500 guests, including President Trump and top administration officials."I was perplexed even before the incident about what I saw in security," Aaron MacLean, a CBS News national security analyst and military veteran, told "CBS Mornings" in an interview on Monday.MacLean attended the dinner for the first time this year and said his ID was not checked "at any point in the evening.""To get into the hotel all I had to do was show a screenshot of an invitation," he said. An agent holds a small automatic weapon as he guards a stairway after shots were fired during the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 25, 2026. Jemal Countess/AFP via Getty Images MacLean said he thinks the attack renews questions over training and procedures for the Secret Service."You can't just look at something like this and pat yourself on the back that this unserious person didn't succeed," he said.Mr. Trump and first lady Melania Trump were safely evacuated from the event and none of the attendees were seriously injured, officials said. One Secret Service agent was injured by gunfire in the attack, but has since been released from a hospital. "Ask yourself what if it had been four or five very serious people, not one unserious person. Is 10 seconds to get anyone to protect the president good enough, 20 seconds to get him off the stage? I don't think so," he said.Inside the dinner, MacLean described Secret Service agents who we...